IFP president to cast vote in Hlabisa
The political door-to-door campaigns, rallies and preparations by the IEC have all come down to voting day.
Voters have been making their mark in the seventh democratic elections since 7 am on Wednesday.
The IEC says more than 27 million people are on the voters' roll.
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IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa is expected to cast his vote in his hometown of Hlabisa, in northern KZN, this morning.
Hlabisa falls under the Big Five Hlabisa Municipality, which is an IFP stronghold.
Although the voting began slowly, there was a jovial mood at the school, with voters blasting freedom struggle music.
Elderly voters, who have been voting since the dawn of democracy in 1994, told Newswatch that their biggest concern is the jobless youth and are calling for more jobs for their children.
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A principal of a nearby school, who was Hlabisa’s deputy during his time as school principal, spoke of his relationship with the IFP president, saying his good leadership came from his great listening skills.
On the KZN South Coast, residents said that despite Margate's many issues, they're not giving up on the popular tourist spot.
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Residents here have painted a grim picture of what they say was once a thriving tourism spot on the south coast and how extreme water infrastructure issues, loadshedding, massive potholes, drugs and crime and a lack of service delivery have run down the town. @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/CJyiZPwpy2
— Nushera Soodyal (@nushera) May 29, 2024
This is a @Our_DA run ward. Frans Kruger says they are doing everything they can, but says the @ANCKZN run municipality is not doing enough pic.twitter.com/GZ86XLAUxr
— Nushera Soodyal (@nushera) May 29, 2024
