Opposition accuses ANC of ‘dirty tactics’ ahead of KwaZulu-Natal by-elections
Opposition parties have criticised the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government and the ruling ANC, saying they are using "dirty tactics" and state-sponsored "vote buying campaign" ahead of the closely contested Nquthu local municipality by-elections. On Wednesday — 14 days before the by-elections where 33 seats are contested by 325 candidates and 14 political parties — KwaZulu-Natal premier Willies Mchunu led a delegation of MECs to host various activities — under the banner of Sukuma Sakhe Programme (loosely translated to mean Play a Part in Your Own Development) — in all 17 Nquthu local municipality wards. The opposition also say the ANC provincial government must be investigated by the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) and other Chapter 9 institutions for using things like food parcels and supplying government sponsored Jojo tanks to placate drought-affected communities of Nquthu. Both the ANC and the provincial government have rejected these claims as nonsense. However, a DA leader i...
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