'She did not win during the nomination of councillor candidates'
ANC members in Philippi, Cape Town, on Monday night blocked Lansdowne Road with burning tyres and stones and demanded that their councillor steps down.
The protesters demanded the removal of current ANC councillor Fikiswa Nkunzana. They wanted her replaced by Nomawethu Mdleleni. They threatened to continue with the protest until ANC provincial leaders resolved their grievances.
The protesters accused ANC regional and provincial leaders of manipulating councillor candidate lists before the local government elections early this year.
"We don't know how Nkunzana became a councillor because she did not win during the nomination of councillor candidates. She came second. We were shocked when she became a councillor," ANC member Nkoliso Manci said.
Manci said their attempts to write to regional and provincial offices for the resolution of their problem has drawn blanks.
"We wrote to them on several occasions demanding clarification on how Nkunzana became a councillor. Instead provincial leaders came and begged us to vote, saying we were not voting for Nkunzana but for the ANC.
"They promised to come back after the local government elections to resolve the issue," Manci said.
Nkunzana labelled the accusation a blatant lie.
"I called a meeting on June 29 after we came from councillor training. I was even introduced to the community as their new councillor," she said.
Nkunzana refused to comment about her nomination as councillor and referred all queries to the ANC provincial office.
ANC provincial secretary Songezo Mjongile said he was unsure of what was happening in Philippi.
He said a special committee had been set up to look into the matter.
"Between the end of September and beginning of October Minister of Home Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini- Zuma will be in Western Cape to listen to all the complaints about the nomination and election of councillors.
"People can then present all their complaints about councillors to Dlamini-Zuma. They will be told what to do," he said.
Philippi residents demand removal of ANC councillor
'She did not win during the nomination of councillor candidates'
ANC members in Philippi, Cape Town, on Monday night blocked Lansdowne Road with burning tyres and stones and demanded that their councillor steps down.
The protesters demanded the removal of current ANC councillor Fikiswa Nkunzana. They wanted her replaced by Nomawethu Mdleleni. They threatened to continue with the protest until ANC provincial leaders resolved their grievances.
The protesters accused ANC regional and provincial leaders of manipulating councillor candidate lists before the local government elections early this year.
"We don't know how Nkunzana became a councillor because she did not win during the nomination of councillor candidates. She came second. We were shocked when she became a councillor," ANC member Nkoliso Manci said.
Manci said their attempts to write to regional and provincial offices for the resolution of their problem has drawn blanks.
"We wrote to them on several occasions demanding clarification on how Nkunzana became a councillor. Instead provincial leaders came and begged us to vote, saying we were not voting for Nkunzana but for the ANC.
"They promised to come back after the local government elections to resolve the issue," Manci said.
Nkunzana labelled the accusation a blatant lie.
"I called a meeting on June 29 after we came from councillor training. I was even introduced to the community as their new councillor," she said.
Nkunzana refused to comment about her nomination as councillor and referred all queries to the ANC provincial office.
ANC provincial secretary Songezo Mjongile said he was unsure of what was happening in Philippi.
He said a special committee had been set up to look into the matter.
"Between the end of September and beginning of October Minister of Home Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini- Zuma will be in Western Cape to listen to all the complaints about the nomination and election of councillors.
"People can then present all their complaints about councillors to Dlamini-Zuma. They will be told what to do," he said.
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