By Sihle Mavuso
Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) president Velenkosini Hlabisa says the party will rely on its incumbent mayors in several KwaZulu-Natal municipalities as it campaigns for the November 4 local government elections, adding that continuity is needed where the party believes its leaders have delivered.
Hlabisa made the remarks in Eshowe, northern KZN, on Sunday, where the party hosted a district rally in preparation for the elections.
He told supporters that the real battle for the elections would begin during the national voter registration weekend, when parties are expected to intensify efforts to get new voters onto the voters’ roll and ensure registered voters are correctly captured.
Hlabisa urged IFP volunteers to encourage first-time voters to register and said those affected by changes to ward or voting district boundaries should check that they
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