BY-ELECTION
Inkatha believes victory in Nquthu a turning point
The party plans to use Pongola by-elections in northern KwaZulu-Natal next month to get its electoral machinery into action
After trouncing its main rival the ANC in the Nquthu by-elections last week, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) says it has now set its sights in the 2019 general election on reclaiming lost ground. The party said it would use the by-elections in Pongola in northern KwaZulu-Natal next month to get its electoral machinery into action. The IFP won an overall 19 council seats to the ANC’s 11. The DA, the National Freedom Party (NFP) and the EFF won one proportional seat each. Blessed Gwala, the IFP’s chairman, said the party had turned the corner and was now poised to challenge the ANC for the whole of KwaZulu-Natal. The party’s fortunes started falling after the introduction of the floor-crossing legislation, which led to the party losing many members in the provincial legislature and councillors, mainly to the ANC, he said.
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