The reference to section 65(i) should conrectly be to section 65(1) of the Local
Government: Municipal Electoral Act ("the Act").
Apart fromcertainincidents thattookplace prior to the day ofthe election and which
had been reported to the police, the objection was directed at certain occurrences on the day
of the election - 1 4 July 2001.
The incidents that occurred and were on that day reported to the IEC were the
following:
In ward 5.
UliRA candidate for ward 5 Mr Mdlethe verbally abused voters whom he perceived
to be IFP voters;
at Kwamathonzi school the UliRA party agent chased away voters whom he
perceived to be IFP voters;
at Kwamathonzi school two IEC officials were found to be under the influence of
liquor and they were chased away.