Elections are looming and patience is wearing thin for some communities over service delivery.
POLITICAL party leaders in KwaZulu-Natal outline their strategies to engage Indian voters ahead of the 2026 local government elections (LGE) on November 4, addressing key issues such as service delivery and community engagement.
Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi, leader of the Minority Front (MF), said the party’s strategy to win back the “Indian vote” was rooted not in nostalgia, but in practical, grassroots politics focused on survival, dignity and service delivery to neglected communities.
Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi
“For too long, many Indian communities in KZN have felt politically orphaned, paying rates and taxes while enduring collapsed infrastructure, unreliable water and electricity supply, rising crime, business decline and cultural neglect.
