8 April 2009

The IFP has been victim of yet another serious breach of the Electoral Code of Conduct by the ANC, whose supporters disrupted an IFP campaign event in Gamalakhe township near Port Shepstone tonight and attacked the campaigners, led by IFP KwaZulu Natal Premier Candidate Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi. 

The IFP delegation, which had properly booked the campaign venue in advance, was met upon arrival by a group of about 50 ANC members who hurled insults at IFP leaders and their local supporters. The IFP leadership and some members of the public had to be escorted from the venue by the SAPS. 

"The ANC is treating Gamalakhe township as a no-go area, something that is in contravention of the Electoral Code of Conduct to which the ruling party is a signatory," said IFP KwaZulu Natal Provincial Secretary Dr Bonginkosi Buthelezi. 

On Sunday the IFP's election campaign was disrupted by ANC members in Greytown. ANC members blocked the road leading through Nhlakanhle township and stoned the IFP campaigners' cars. Some in the IFP delegation, including Mayor of the Umzinyathi District MS Yengwa, sustained injuries. 

Both instances of political intolerance have been reported to the SAPS and the IEC.
 

Contact:
Dr Bonginkosi Buthelezi
082 516 0156