ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa‚ who is on the campaign trail in Nquthu‚ northern KwaZulu-Natal‚ says he is enjoying his visit to the area. "So far I’m enjoying it. I have never been to this place. It’s a new experience‚ a new area and I’m meeting new people‚" he said. In his door-to-door visits, Ramaphosa encouraged residents to vote in the by-election. Nquthu will hold a crucial by-election on May 24 after the council was recently dissolved. The municipality has failed to elect office bearers on six different occasions and is the only municipality in the country that does not have a mayor after the August local government elections.

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