But the ANC says it is not giving up Nkandla and other rural areas in KwaZulu-Natal just yet
Inkatha Freedom Party leader Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES
Since the 2009 general elections, which catapulted Zuma to the highest office in the land, Nkandla and the village of KwaNxamalala were the de facto centre of political activity, with a long list of politicians, celebrities and government officials making their"pilgrimage" there to confer with the then president.
“What you must remember is that Nkandla has always been a stronghold of the IFP. We brought in Shenge so that he can reconnect with some of the voters who had voted ANC in the past few elections because of Zuma,” he said. However, some residents of KwaNxamala did not share his sentiments, saying they were unhappy with the manner in which Zuma was forced to resign in February 2018.
Inkosi Vincent Magwaza, a traditional leader of the Magwaza clan in Nkandla said the pre-election excitement that characterised the Zuma years was gone.
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