DURBAN July 27 Sapa

ANC to campaign for elections in KwaZulu/Natal

The African National Congress will campaign to create
conditions conducive to the November local government elections,
the party said at a Press conference in Durban on Thursday.

It said, however, certain conditions had to be met to allow
effective and democratic voting.

These included an improvement in security in KwaZulu/Natal;
that registration problems be resolved; that the proposed model for
rural local government be proclaimed in terms of the Local
Government Transitional Act; and that elections be monitored
effectively and impartially.

"Our campaign will be to ensure that at least those towns
larger than 2000 people should be prepared for elections on
November 1," a statement said.

ANC provincial secretary Senzo Mchunu agreed it was unlikely
the Durban transitional metropolitan council would be ready for the
November 1 elections, and that only 20 per cent of the province
would be able to vote on that day.

The ANC blamed the province's ruling Inkatha Freedom Party for
trying to keep tribal areas out of democratically-elected local
government structures.

The party welcomed the cabinet's decision that elections should
go ahead and that areas not ready by November 1 should have
elections later.