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Durban –\u00a0The IFP’s by election victory in President Jacob Zuma’s hometown of Nkandla was a significant milestone for the party, IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201c…It seems everyone considers Nkandla the litmus test of President Jacob Zuma’s leadership,\u201d Buthelezi said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the test is showing high levels of acidity.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Thursday the Independent Electoral Commission announced that the Inkatha Freedom Party won Ward four, in Nkandla, after the African National Congress councillor died of natural causes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I travel outside KwaZulu Natal… and speak to people about the IFP’s by-election victories in Mtubatuba, in Ulundi, Nongoma, Nqutu, Umtshezi and uPhongolo, there is an understanding that the IFP is gaining pace and support,\u201d Buthelezi said.<\/p>\n
He said he was \u201cthrilled\u201d at the by election results \u201cbecause when I tell people the IFP won Nkandla, everyone smiles\u201d.<\/p>\n
He attributed the win to his party’s anti-corruption stance.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe shadow of corruption has darkened the ANC’s door to such an extent that the president’s own people reject his party at the polls.\u201d<\/p>\n
The IFP also won the Hlabisa ward, which was previously held jointly by the ANC and New Freedom Party.<\/p>\n
Buthelezi took a swipe at Zanele KaMagwaza-Msibi, leader of break-away party the NFP.<\/p>\n
\u201c(KaMagwaza-Msibi) immediately complained that she knows her rivals import people into by-election wards to vote, which, ironically, is precisely what the NFP was exposed for doing in Nongoma three months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
Buthelezi predicted that the IFP would experience increased support in the near future.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a groundswell of concerned South Africans looking to put their support in a party they can trust…That is the message coming out of one by-election after the next.\u201d – Sapa<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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