ANC RECEIVES HUGE WELCOME IN NONGOMA
13 October 2013
The Chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal, Cde Senzo Mchunu says the party is winning the hearts and minds of Nongoma and is in a better position to receive an overwhelming number of votes at the upcoming three by-elections in the area.
Mchunu was speaking during the door to door visits in Nongoma which saw the ANC leaders being warmly welcomed by thousands of people on Saturday and Sunday. The door to door visits which will culminate in a massive rally in Nongoma next Sunday were part of the preparations for the three by-elections scheduled for 23 October. "The support we have received in Nongoma in the past two days is amazing and we are confident that we will do well during the by-elections. The ANC is impressed with the levels of political maturity that exist in Nongoma today," said Mchunu.
Thousands of people from other political parties such as the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the National Freedom Party (NFP) had moved to the ANC in the past few months, Mchunu said. "When we welcomed high profile people from the IFP in August, we publicly said that we were expecting more people to follow them and we were right. During our door to door visits today and yesterday, scores of people told us they have switched to the ANC. We feel humbled by these developments as this means that Nongoma will never be the same again. We will make sure that the ANC councillors the people of Nongoma will elect work well with the provincial government to ensure that there is service delivery in this area," Mchunu said.
In August, the ANC welcomed IFP Ward 10 councillor at Nongoma Municipality and the IFP constituency chairperson in Nongoma, Cde Thami Nyembe, IFP ward 11 councillor in Nongoma Municipality and IFP constituency secretary in Nongoma, Cde Nhlanhla Mthembu, IFP ward 5 councillor in Nongoma Municipality and IFP additional member in the Nongoma constituency, Cde Sithembiso Gumbi and IFP Youth Brigade chairperson in Nongoma constituency, Cde Sithembiso Mdiniso.