/ 2 June 1999

BODYGUARDS CAUGHT WITH ARMS

THREE men who police caught carrying firearms into a voting station in KwaMbonambi, KwaZulu-Natal, are believed to be bodyguards of African National Congress member Walter Felgate. Felgate, a former Inkatha Freedom Party hardliner, suffered a physical assault a month ago while campaigning for the ANC. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesman director Bala Naidoo said the men are being investigated in terms of the Electoral Act, which prohibits weapons in polling stations.