The 16-year-old and his family visited Mayor Danny Jordaan’s office this week.
Jordaan pledged to help the talented singer gain votes.
“We all bear witness to the fact the boy has great talent. The next step is then to mobilise the votes, that is what we are doing now,” Jordaan told the family, according to the Daily Sun.
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Loyiso’s mother Nompilo Mange said she had struggled to get support for her son, admitting that she can’t make it to all his performances due to money problems.
#IdolsLoyiso isn’t holding back with “Hold Back the River” by James Bay. http://t.co/3XubiUTMkP #IdolsSA pic.twitter.com/wXakVs2Nio
— Idols South Africa (@IdolsSA) October 18, 2015
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