Jozini Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal swung from the ANC to the IFP in these elections. Residents, still reeling from July’s looting and violence, hope the new administration will provide basic services to ease joblessness, water deprivation and lack of housing and safe spaces.
IFP supporters began celebrating victory in Jozini Local Municipality in the north of KwaZulu-Natal when its supporters, donning party colours, took to the streets, while those with cars drove up and down the small town of Jozini.In the uMkhanyakude District Municipality, not only did the IFP take Jozini by a landslide , it also took 12 of uMhlabuyalingana’s 20 seats, and all 14 seats in the Big Five Municipality.
Naye Mathe, the IFP’s regional chairperson and its candidate in Jozini’s Ward 6, was ecstatic that he won the ward from his ANC opponent and that his party had won in the region. “I finished matric more than three years ago, but because of lack of jobs I was forced to take domestic work. It would be nice if the municipality can give us learnership so that we can earn money and help our families,” she said.
Attempts to get a comment from the ANC Far North region were unsuccessful. Deputy regional secretary Khonzani Mthembu declined to comment, referring questions to regional secretary Thobelani Ngcaphalala, whose number went to voicemail. “But we saw this coming. The ANC has been ignoring the cries of the people on the ground. They have been neglecting delivering services to the people. Finally, the party imposed unpopular candidates on communities. Communities nominated independent candidates and that also split the ANC votes. That’s how the IFP took over most of the wards,” said one.
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