Editorial | While leaders condemn political intolerance in public, they do little to inculcate in their supporters the sense that elections are not won through bullying and violence. They are thus complicit in the behaviour of their members and supporters
Last weekend, ANC members tried to prevent Julius Malema and his followers from entering a voter registration station in Pietermaritzburg.
This week, two DA campaigners were kidnapped, detained and assaulted before their party-branded vehicle was set alight.In the case of the Inanda killings, it appears they were the result of internal ANC battles over candidate nominations, while, in the rest, it was due to intimidation of political opponents.
The point of democracy is that every eligible citizen has a say on who governs their town, province or nation.
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