The success of the recent Local Government Elections in South Africa has once again demonstrated the country's growth as a democracy and how it continues to attract the respect of the international community, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.
"For us, the elections, like many events we have held before, are once again proof of how we can help market this brand called South Africa ... to be a democratic country is very important because now we have people who are able to link their vote to their living conditions and that markets SA in terms of its democracy," Zuma said after meeting the board of the Internal Marketing Council in Pretoria.