Tension mounts as Nquthu by-election day draws near
ANC’s Moloi says his party is geared up for a clean sweep in the northern KZN town, but the opposition IFP claim state resources are being used to sway the electorate
Running mayoral campaigns, attempts to make a clean sweep and accusations of using state resources are flying thick and fast as different political parties jostle for the 33 council seats in the Nquthu Local Municipality. Election fever have begun to grip the small northern KwaZulu-Natal town which will hold by-elections on May 24. Nquthu Local Municipality has had no administration since last August’s local government elections. These by-elections come after March’s controversial decision by the KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube to dissolve the council. Dube-Ncube justified her decision, saying councillors had failed to elect council officials due to political bickering and infighting. Her decision was approved by the national Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Des van Rooyen and the National Assembly. Various political parties in KZN have been making inroads in Nquthu, trying to win over the electorate. Luc...
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