9th November 2009

Inkatha Freedom Party has vowed to challenge no-go areas wherever they come across them and especially at Clermont Township. The party adopted this position yesterday at the meeting between its eThekwini District Executive Committee and the leaders of its Inner West Constituency, at Pinetown Civic Centre. At that meeting, some leaders of the IFP at the Inner West (Pinetown and surrounding areas) recounted acts of intimidation and harassment that supporters of the IFP have suffered at the hands of ANC supporters at Clermont Township.

The IFP Spokesperson in eThekwini Joshua Mazibuko said: "It is very unfortunate that fifteen years into democracy, we still hear stories of intimidation and harassment of South African citizens for no reason other than expressing their political preferences which happen to be different from preferences of those who see themselves as owners of Clermont. As the IFP leadership in eThekwini, we are going to devise strategies to put an end to no-go areas wherever they are found, as well as to all such undemocratic behaviour."

For Further Information:

Thandazile Ndlovu

Publicity Secretary; IFP Inner West Constituency      078 686 6238