ANC opposes delay of local government elections

JOHANNESBURG July 19 Sapa

The African National Congress warned on Wednesday that
postponement of the local government elections could have
far-reaching consequences for the reconstruction and development
programme.

Every effort should be made to ensure the elections were held
on November 1, the ANC said in a statement.

The ANC had noted calls for postponement from the Pan
Africanist Congress, Freedom Front, Democratic Party and the
Conservative Party, on account of problems with demarcation and
registration.

These problems did exist but were not insurmountable.

On the demarcation problems being experienced in Gauteng,
KwaZulu/Natal and the Western Cape, the ANC said these required a
political solution rather than a legal or technical approach.