ANC BRANCH CRITICISES PREMIERS FOR STALLING ELECTIONS

ERMELO Sept 27 Sapa

The African National Congress branch in Mpumalanga has
criticised premiers Mathews Phosa and Ngoako Ramathlodi for
allegedly stalling the local government elections in the
Groblersdal and Marble Hall areas.

The two towns are the only regions in Mpumalanga which will not
be staging local elections on November 1, African Eye News Service
reported on Wednesday.

The chairman of the Mpumalangan local government managing
committee, Neels Zaayman, said the unresolved border dispute
between the Mpumalanga and Northern Province had forced officials
to postpone elections in the area.

Mpumalanga ANC spokesman Vusi Sibiya said: "We call upon the
leaders of both provinces to desist from their narrow political and
provincial interests and live up to the interest of the people and
the nation as a whole."