'We are looking forward to retaining our wards', says IFP ahead of by-elections

'We are looking forward to retaining our wards', says IFP ahead of by-elections

Political parties have under 24-hours left, to woo voters ahead of the second phase of by-elections. 

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Andrew Robertson

Political parties have under 24-hours left, to woo voters ahead of the second phase of by-elections. 


There will be 15 by-elections in seven of the nine provinces on Wednesday, with three of them taking place in KZN. 


Voters will head to the polls in iLembe district, which includes wards in KwaDukuza, KwaMaphumulo, eNdwedwe and Mandeni. 


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Meanwhile, the IFP's Velenkosini Hlabisa says they hope to retain their wards under ILembe. 


He says it was challenging to campaign for votes during the pandemic. 


"Whenever we do door-to-door, we ensure we do not put our voters as risk. We are looking forward to retaining our wards at KwaDukuza, KwaMaphumulo. 


"We are looking forward to doing very well - in terms of increasing our numbers.  


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