PEOPLE of KwaZulu-Natal should be ashamed of the fact that their province is known for all the bad things.
This was said yesterday by MEC for community safety and liaison Willies Mchunu.
Mchunu was speaking at the uMtshezi Hall, where leaders of all political parties contesting the coming elections met.
According to him of all the areas in the province, uMtshezi was the one with many instances of councillors being killed.
He said as government and the ANC they were worried about the spate of killings and the infringement of peoples' right to make political choices and their most fundamental right, which is the right to life.
"In uMtshezi it's common to kill people and councillors are the main targets during the time of elections," he said.
Despite all that Mchunu said they were working towards the province having free and fair elections.
Other issues that remain a concern for the government included statistics showing the province was the capital of hijackings, drunken driving, road carnage and HIV and Aids.
Sphesihle Zulu of Azapo urged leaders of parties to refrain from making inflammatory statements. He said the spate of killings in uMtshezi was not purely political.
"They are also taxi-related as many councillors are taxi operators and this is one aspect that should be thoroughly investigated," he said
Cope's Sandile Mchunu said they would not tolerate members who committed crimes in the party's name.
"We discourage the use of vulgar language by our members and praise the police force for making arrests in many incidents where crime has been committed," said National Freedom Party's Mbizeni Mkhize.
The IFP's Mthembeni Majola gave assurance that his party was committed to free and fair elections, adding that IFP strongholds were no longer no-go areas.
ANC's Phindile Strydom said there was no political tolerance, freedom of speech and freedom of choice in uMtshezi and called for more police visibility.
Parties concerned over violence
PEOPLE of KwaZulu-Natal should be ashamed of the fact that their province is known for all the bad things.
This was said yesterday by MEC for community safety and liaison Willies Mchunu.
Mchunu was speaking at the uMtshezi Hall, where leaders of all political parties contesting the coming elections met.
According to him of all the areas in the province, uMtshezi was the one with many instances of councillors being killed.
He said as government and the ANC they were worried about the spate of killings and the infringement of peoples' right to make political choices and their most fundamental right, which is the right to life.
"In uMtshezi it's common to kill people and councillors are the main targets during the time of elections," he said.
Despite all that Mchunu said they were working towards the province having free and fair elections.
Other issues that remain a concern for the government included statistics showing the province was the capital of hijackings, drunken driving, road carnage and HIV and Aids.
Sphesihle Zulu of Azapo urged leaders of parties to refrain from making inflammatory statements. He said the spate of killings in uMtshezi was not purely political.
"They are also taxi-related as many councillors are taxi operators and this is one aspect that should be thoroughly investigated," he said
Cope's Sandile Mchunu said they would not tolerate members who committed crimes in the party's name.
"We discourage the use of vulgar language by our members and praise the police force for making arrests in many incidents where crime has been committed," said National Freedom Party's Mbizeni Mkhize.
The IFP's Mthembeni Majola gave assurance that his party was committed to free and fair elections, adding that IFP strongholds were no longer no-go areas.
ANC's Phindile Strydom said there was no political tolerance, freedom of speech and freedom of choice in uMtshezi and called for more police visibility.
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