Security is tight in all wards of the Nquthu Local Municipality ahead of Wednesday’s local government election amid accusations that the ANC is using state resources to campaign. All 33 council seats are up for grabs and there are more than 81,000 eligible voters. They will choose from a range of 325 candidates who are standing as independents or belong to one of 14 political parties. Special votes are expected to start on Tuesday. The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) said it was finalising all the outstanding preparations to ensure the election was smooth as well as free and fair. KwaZulu-Natal MEC for co-operative governance and traditional affairs Nomusa Dube-Ncube dissolved the council in February after the hung municipality failed to elect officials and formulate council, more than six months after the 2016 local government elections. In recent weeks, Nquthu had become the theatre of political activity as various parties and candidates stepped up their election campaigns. On Su...
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