The Independent Electoral Commission in KwaZulu-Natal and police could not confirm an alleged panga attack on an ANC supporter outside a polling station in Pongola‚ northern KwaZulu-Natal. The ruling party said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon that a perpetrator walked up to a victim‚ who was awaiting his turn in a queue to cast his vote‚ and hacked him on the upper body before fleeing the scene. "The victim was taken to hospital where he is in a critical but stable condition. The reason for the attack was not immediately apparent‚" said ANC spokesman Mdumiseni Ntuli. The party claimed that the perpetrator's identity was known to the community. “While we cannot at this stage speculate on what might have led to the attack as the police are still investigating‚ we are nonetheless dismayed that such a momentous occasion in our country’s history should be marred by this gruesome attack‚” said ANC provincial secretary Super Zuma.Electoral spokesman in the province Thabani Ngwira said the commission was unaware of the incident."We have not been informed of this incident."KwaZulu-Natal police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane could not confirm the incident.The ANC again called for calm and tolerance during the election and beyond.They said that a total of 12 ANC members and leaders had been killed in the run up to elections...