KZN residents go hungry as ANC and IFP squabble over food parcels

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IFP MP and national spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa has claimed he was stopped by an ANC ward councillor, Richard Nyembezi, from delivering food parcels to 50 needy families in the area on Sunday.

"He had no business with the food, as the people we were giving food to were the ones he had overlooked. There was no way I was going to interact with the very culprit who was at the heart of us going to deliver food there in the first place," said Hlengwa.

Nyembezi denied the allegations, saying he welcomed the delivery but had asked that the food parcels not be delivered by IFP-branded vehicles as this could incite violence in the area, which is an ANC stronghold. "I got a call from members of the ANC to say someone was bringing members of the IFP to canvass with branded vehicles and they cannot allow food parcels to be used in a campaign," said Nyembezi.

"If they were bringing food parcels without branded vehicles, there wouldn't be a problem. I had to stop people who were threatening violence if the IFP came." Hlengwa said he was not comfortable to hand over the parcels to Nyembezi to distribute, as he claims the councillor has been accused of mismanaging parcel deliveries in the area. Nyembezi denied this allegation,

 

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Why was he stopped, this is not politically agendas but humanity, will ANC give those peoples what they deserve? It's painful trying to help, then someone boom to stop you

CyrilRamaphosa PresidencyZA SAHRCommission _AfricanUnion WHO UN This is a crime against HumanityFirst

ANC being petty&politicising food parcels.What’s wrong with IFP branded vehicles delivering food? ANC doesn’t understand that they lead in gov& r governing but ANC isnt Gov,so when Gov implements any delivery using gov resources, then no political party branding is allowed.simple

mbonii Always it never is about the needy and deserving South Africans but rather about the egos of the bulgy and greedy politicians. Now that they are all not for us, who is for us is a question we need to seek answers to.

The ANC just want your vote. They don’t care if you go hungry

Really guys where is the evidence? Kore already people are fuming without knowing the whole truth? We just look at the headlines and just be angry

Next thing they will be killing each other

Shame it's true that when two elephant fighting it's grass will b affected

IFP bought the food so whats the problem? ANC can't dictate what sponsors must do with privately bought food parcels

This is absolutely terrible. Prioritise people please!

It's simple, they want to take all the credit. They will tell the poorest of the poor that only the anc cares about them.

Penxenxe These people can't unite and show leadership even in these hard times. They still use poor people as their Chess Pieces.

Anc people think communities are owned by them khsuoah ba fopotlehile!!

what is wrong with these MYANC comrades people are hungry maan they failed to share food parcels fair now this.

Why ningafaka picture ye councillor le ANC nele IFP Pho la ?nxa

This picture is not necessary

Politicians treating citizens like dogs nd pigs

Uzosuke udutyulwe ubulawelwe ezo food parcels,bayeke xa bengafuni unike abantu,sine corona asifuni dabi lopolitiko.

They should've called the king to be the one who issues those food parcels.

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