As ANC looks set to win SAfrican elections, battle is on for second place

Описание: (21 Apr 2009)
Johannesburg - 17 April 2009
1. Wide interior The Chef bakery with t-shirts hanging up of some of the political parties contesting the 2009 South African elections
2. Close pan t-shirts
3. Close ANC t-shirt showing ANC presidential candidate Jacob Zuma
4. Close Congress of the People (COPE) t-shirt
Soweto - 21 February 2009
5. Wide pan supporters singing at a COPE rally in Soweto
6. Close supporters singing at the COPE rally
7. Close two supporters holding a COPE sign and waving
Soweto - 9 April 2009
8. Wide COPE presidential candidate Mvume Dandala campaigning in Soweto, walking with supporters
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Mvume Dandala, presidential candidate for Congress of the People (COPE):
"Wherever we go, people are really responding to the messages and they, in some instances, they are saying: 'Where have you been all this time? We have had problems and we are waiting to have a significant party that can put up an alternative government to the African National Congress for us to be a vibrant democracy.' Now, I am saying that we are getting there, we are making significant inroads. I do believe that this election is going to be our election."
10. Close t-shirt reading (English) "I'm Coping"
Johannesburg - 14 February 2009
11. Close-up person dancing whilst wearing a Democratic Alliance (DA) t-shirt
12. Wide DA presidential candidate Helen Zille dancing and singing at the speakers podium
13. Close Zille dancing and singing
14. Mid DA supporters dancing and singing
Johannesburg - 17 April 2009
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Helen Zille, presidential candidate for the Democratic Alliance (DA):
"The choice in this election is the ANC versus the DA. That is the choice of contesting political philosophies. The ANC stands for the closed crony society for some and the Democratic Alliance stands for the open opportunity society for all. That is the key philosophical choice. COPE has been a good and positive development in South Africa, despite the fact that its leading members pioneered the closed-crony system. But the development of COPE and its split from the ANC has helped to dilute the monolithic power-base of the ANC and that is a good thing. So this election will still be the ANC versus the DA."
Johannesburg - 10 April 2009
16. Wide Johannesburg street scene showing election posters for many different parties
Johannesburg - 15 April 2009
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Voxpop, Ronnie:
"The opposition - the problem is that instead of talking about what they can do for the people, they point fingers. That's where the problem is. Even if people are willing to join them, that's the problem. You come to me and tell me what you can do for me. You tell me assurances and 1, 2, 3. What are you doing for the people?"
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Voxpop, Jeanette Maphutha:
"Ah, COPE. Uh uh. Doesn't stand a chance. COPE really doesn't stand a chance because there's a lot of politic around it. You can't have too much politic whilst you started building yesterday. I mean politics will be starting somewhere when you have been around for 17 years already. But you started now and there's already politics around you. No, COPE doesn't stand a chance."
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Voxpop, Preston:
"It looks like they are more different than the ANC because they took all the good guys from the ANC and they transferred them to COPE. So, I think they are a much better party than the ANC. But I'm voting for DA."
Johannesburg - 10 April 2009
20. Close COPE election poster showing presidential candidate Mvume Dandala
STORYLINE:
In South Africa, politics are synonymous with t-shirts.

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