Calm restored in Ndwedwe following protests
Things have quietened down in Ndwedwe - after violent protests broke out last week.
The community had been angered by water shortages in the area - among other issues.
It's believed they threatened to disrupt voting in the area - if nothing was done about the situation.
This weekend - traditional leaders and municipal officials called for calm.
Speaking on behalf of Amakhosi of Ndwedwe, iNkosi Sibongiseni Khumalo said they'd heard the residents - and were working with the municipality to fix the problem.
"We can confirm that people are being threatened not to cast their votes. But as citizens of the country, the truth is no one has the right to infringe on another person's right to vote. So as the leaders or as Amakhosi of Ndwedwe we would like to say that even though we have our problems, let's go vote," he said.
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Ndwedwe Mayor, Nkosinathi Chili has blamed old infrastructure and the increasing population for the water outages in the area.
He says they can only do so much as they rely on the iLembe District for water supply.
Chili says they've met with some of the affected communities and have also been discussing the issue with the iLembe District Municipality.
"They must also assist us - adding more water tankers so that people that are affected will also receive water."
