“I used to say to people in government that we have a national development plan. We need to have a village development plan and embark on a programme to do that. I wish government could have continued with my strategy,” he said.“Now instead of us increasing communication around the particular matter, we disappear. I think that is where the ANC needs to improve a lot,” he said.
Mahumapelo said to avoid protests in future the government must know the things people want most and that, according to him, certainly revolved around information. “If we just disappear and people are looking for us they will lose hope but I think people still support the ANC and love the ANC." Mahumapelo visited Piet Plessis and Tlakgameng villages under DR Ruth Segomotsi Mompati municipality where two of its areas were identified as hotspots for election protests.