Nquthu residents not duped by 'messiahs' - IFP
25 May 2017
Nquthu - The IFP's victory in the Nquthu by-election shows voters know who the "genuine politicians" are, the party said on Thursday.
"The results prove that voters can now distinguish between genuine politicians - who have their interests at heart - and those who abused state resources and tried to buy votes with food parcels," Inkatha Freedom Party spokesperson Joshua Mazibuko said.
"They were not duped by those who projected themselves as messiahs while their interest was to enrich themselves."
The IFP won 14 out of the 17 wards in the municipality during Wednesday's by-election. The African National Congress won only three wards, despite President Jacob Zuma, his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa and many ANC NEC members having campaigned in the area.