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FEAR OF INTIMIDATION AT ELECTIONS
IEC, police ready for elections MANDLENKOSI MXENGI
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HE INDEPENDENT Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Eastern Cape announced that it is well-prepared for the general elections today, (Wednesday, May 7) despite fears of political intolerance and intimidation in some hotspot areas in the province such as Sterkspruit. On Friday, The Provincial Commissioner of the SA Police Service in the Eastern Cape, Lieutenant General Celiwe Binta indicated that the SAPS in the Province is ready to deploy more than 10 000 members throughout the Province to ensure that the election process takes place peacefully at the 4 615 polling stations in the Province. “I would like to assure members of the public that they will be safe when going to the polling stations. We have completed our operational plan months ahead of time and are ready to deploy police members from May 3. All hot spots areas will also be very closely monitored and additional forces placed on standby in those areas. We have ensured that additional manpower and reserve forces are available to deal with any contingency or crisis that might require our intervention,” she said.
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Art crosses borders
Learners from the Ithembelihle Comprehensive School in New Brighton have the opportunity to sell their art overseas to fund more art workshops. This is part of the Artombo project, spon sored by the German Research institution DAAD, in which learners are taught to create art works which is then marketed in Germany via the internet. The themes are topical and SA’s elections and 20 years of democracy are the inspiration behind their latest works. Avela Grootboom (18), Lindikhaya Dube (17) and Bonga Gwaqu (19) of Itembelihle School in New Brighton show their interpretation of the topic. PHOTO:WERNER HILLS
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