AIC says Matatiele must be part of KZN again before the end of the year
The African Independent Congress (AIC) says Matatiele is ready to be administered by the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government and the party will ensure that this happens before the end of this year. AIC is the small political party that has threatened to pull out of its coalition with the ANC unless the ruling party meets its demand for Matatiele to be re-incorporated into KwaZulu-Natal from the Eastern Cape. The ANC entered into a coalition deal with the AIC after the August 2016 local government elections. With help from the AIC, the ANC retained Ekurhuleni, the only metro it controls in Gauteng, and Rustenburg in the North West. In return, the ANC committed to working towards the re-incorporation of Matatiele into KwaZulu-Natal. Matatiele was moved to the Eastern Cape in 2005. The move was resisted by the local population, including the ANC’s own structures in the area, which resulted in the formation of the AIC to push for the area’s return to KwaZulu-Natal. About four months ago...
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