Voting shut down in Keiskammahoek over outstanding land claim payments

For the past two days, the community of Lower Zingcuka has been protesting, blocking access to the village and preventing special voting

29 May 2024 - 10:21 By APHIWE DEKLERK, ZIYANDA ZWENI and MANDILAKHE KWABABANA

As elections kicked off on Wednesday, a small community in Keiskammahoek vowed not to vote — or let anyone else in the area do so — due to a dispute over millions of rand owed to them in land claims...

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