SMOOTH SAILING SAYS IEC
ANC accused of ‘dirty tricks’ in Nquthu elections
The IFP raises concerns over the transport of ANC T-shirts and the last-minute cancellation of buses from Durban
There were no major issues on Wednesday as voters in the rural Nquthu municipality began the process of — finally — trying to get their council constituted. The KwaZulu-Natal municipality has been without a mayor‚ deputy mayor‚ speaker or any other elected office bearer since the August 2016 local government election amid a deadlock between rival parties. The impasse lead to the August election results being scrapped. IEC vice-chairman Terry Tselane said all 117 voting stations were operating. "It has been a smooth sailing so far‚" Ngcobo said. The voting district is IFP-dominated‚ but provincial ANC deputy chair Willies Mchunu‚ who is also the KwaZulu-Natal premier‚ was upbeat about the party’s prospects. However, opposition parties on Wednesday took potshots at the ANC for employing dirty tactics. The IFP raised concerns after observing the suspicious behaviour of drivers of vehicles transporting ANC election material including T-shirts and the last-minute cancellation of buses h...
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