/ 9 May 1999

RICHMOND SECURITY TIGHT FOR MBEKI VISIT

SECURITY has been tightened in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands town of Richmond ahead of Deputy President Thabo Mbeki’s visit to the area on Sunday. Roadblocks have been set up in the main entrances of the town and the nearby residential areas of Endaleni and Magoda. Both defence and police force personnel are patrolling the ANC stronghold of Endaleni and Magoda, the United Democratic Movement stronghold. Mbeki will complete his Sunday morning election walk-about in Wentworth in Durban before driving to Richmond.