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A NEW ‘GUNDWANE’ FOR LUDZELUDZE

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LUDZELUDZE – The people of Ludzeludze Inkhundla say they have elected their own ‘Gundwane’ in Bambumuzi Sithole as their new Member of Parliament (MP). 


Gundwane is the well-known Member of Parliament for Siphofaneni Inkhundla who has been in office for three sequential terms.
Ironically, he was re-elected again on Friday and will be going back for a fourth term.
Celebrations characterised by shouting dancing and singing erupted immediately after the counting of Sithole’s votes which stood at 2 130 while the second best candidate Vusi Swane got 1 730 votes.


Vote counting was concluded at 11:15 am yesterday following Friday voting which ended at 6pm.
Sithole, who hails from Mbekelweni chiefdom was competing with eight others among which was former Member of Parliament Nonhlanhla Dlamini who came position three with 1 047 votes. Sithole was described by his followers as their own ‘Gundwane’.
“Others who wish to go to Parliament should now forget,” said one of Sithole’s jubilant supporters.


“We have now elected waya-waya (non-stop) MP. This is Ludzeludze’s Gundwane. Even when his term to office comes to an end we will re-elect him again and again.  He is a good man and loves people.  He gives us his water for free.  He has a borehole in his homestead and allows anyone to come fetch water for free.  He pays our children’s school fees.”    


Referring to Sithole as Gundwane comes as a repeal to what the constitu-ency’s former MP Nonhlanhla Dlamini was recently heard saying during one of the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) led campaigns in that she said she did not want to be like Gundwane who has continuously served as a Member of Parliament. 


Dlamini had indicated that she intended to be the constituency’s MP for the last time. Even though the counting was not completed when Sithole’s votes were announced it was obvious that he had triumphed over the rest as the piles of ballot papers remaining for the other aspiring MPs were much smaller than his thus his followers instantly marched out to celebrate his victory.  Police had to spread around the premises in efforts to control the over hundred people who had waited all night long to witness their favourite candidate win. 


In an interview Sithole said he was elected probably because of his personality.  “I am the people’s person who share with them their poverty and joy. I did not request the people to elect me but it was the people who requested me to run for parliament. I believe the work of a parliamentarian is in two-fold.  It is to pass legislation and also to be a developmental officer.  You cannot just pass laws and not ensure development in your constituency,” said Sithole.
Meanwhile Shadrack Johnson (65) won the position of Constituency Headman for the Ludzeludze Inkhundla with 1 960 votes.

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