Dalphine Tagwireyi
I-Lekwa Community Forum (i-LCF), okuyinhlangano yendawo yomphakathi, ikwazile ukuhlula i-ANC kumasipala wendawo wase-Lekwa (i-LCM) e-Standerton.
I-LCF iqophe umlando ngokunqabela iqembu elibusayo ukuthi lithole u-50% weningi kumasipala wase-Mpumalanga okokuqala ngqa, ngemuva kokuthola amavoti ayisithupha e-proportional representation (i-PR).
Okhulumela i-LCF uTsotetsi Skhalo utshele i-Scroll.Africa ukuthi lokhu kube ukunqoba okukhulu, hhayi okwenhlangano kuphela, kodwa kubantu base-Lekwa.
“Abantu baye okhethweni bakhombisa ukuthi sebekhathele ukuphuza amanzi angcolile ngenxa yokungaphathwa kahle kukamasipala. Sekuphele iminyaka engaphezu kwengama-20 kungalethwa izidingo,” esho.
USkhalo uveze ukuthi ukuhluleka kwe-ANC ukuletha izidingo emphakathini yikho okuholele ekutheni i-LCF iphumelele okhethweni lwakamuva.
“Abantu bakhathele yindle egeleza ezindlini zabo kanye namahora ayisishiyagalombili okuhamba kukagesi sekuyinto ejwayelekile, okuxosha amabhizinisi amakhulu”.
Umasipala wase-Lekwa waphathwa nguhulumeni ngoNhlaba ngemuva kokuthi kuhlakazwe umkhandlu ngenxa yesikweletu esingaphezu kwezigidi ezimbili zamarandi ezikweletwa u-Eskom.
I-ANC e-Lekwa ihlomule ngezihlalo eziyi-13 yehla kwezingama-20, i-DA yathola ezine kweziyisihlanu eyayizithole okhethweni olwedlule, kwathi i-EFF yathola ezimbili yehla kwezintathu. I-African Transformation Movement yathola esisodwa.
Okhulumela i-ANC eMpumalanga, uMnu Sasekani Manzini, uthe bayazethemba ukuthi bazowina abanye omasipala abaningi esifundazweni njengoba besahola futhi esabalwa namavoti.
IMpumalanga, eyamenyezelwa njengesizinda sodlame ngaphambi kokhetho, ilahlekelwe yitende okubikwa ukuthi lilahleke esikhungweni sokuvota iThembisile Hani ngeSonto.
I-IEC ibike ukuthi ngoLwesibili izikhulu zokhetho zihlaselwe ngoMsombuluko ebusuku e-Bushbuckridge.
“Ngenhlanhla amaphepha okuvota abesebaliwe nesiliphu bese sisayiniwe ukuqinisekisa ukuthi lokhu obekubhalwe ngesinye sezikhulu ngesikhathi bebaleka endaweni yesigameko, futhi akekho olimalile. Lesi senzo sobugebengu asiphazamisanga amavoti alesi sigceme,” kusho ikhomishana.