MAKWETU LAUNCHES PAC ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN N PROVINCE

PIETERSBURG Sept 28 Sapa

Pan Africanist Congress president Clarence Makwetu on Thursday
predicted a much higher percentage of support for his party than in
the general election at the launch of the PAC's local government
election campaign in Northern Province.

Addressing candidates in Pietersburg, Makwetu said the African
National Congress-led government of national unity had fallen into
disrepute because of its failure to produce what it promised.

The PAC would create more jobs for the country's youth, who had
fallen into crime and drug abuse, he said. This he attributed to
unemployment and a lack of creative activity.

It would also champion the cause of women and traditional
leaders in the run-up to the elections.

Makwetu reaffirmed his commitment to securing property for
dispossessed people, who had nowhere to live.

He claimed there was plenty of money available to restore land
rights to thousands of South Africans, saying large sums were being
misspent on lesser projects.