A meeting between stakeholders like the IEC, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, the ANC in Vhembe and the Pro Makhado Demarcation Task Team (PMDTT), aimed at ironing out differences that pertain to preparations for the forthcoming local government elections in the highly contested Vuwani area, did not bear fruit.

During the meeting, the PMDTT made it clear that they will have nothing to do with anything that is linked to the new municipality of Malamulele and that they will have no problems in participating in the local elections under the old boundaries of Makhado and not the new entity.

A member of the PMDTT, Mr Arnard Mulaudzi, said their stance remained the same with no election activities in their area before the Demarcation Board reversed its decision to include them in the new municipality and before the outcome of their court case.

The provincial electoral official in Limpopo, Ms Nkaru Mateta, said they had done a lot of work in the new municipality of the Malamulele area, but they were worried that they could not operate in Vuwani as they were not given space. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Makoma Makhurupetje said that they were happy to have met the task team. "We will continue engaging with them as we would like the people in this area to participate in the elections," she said.

Chief Livhuwani Matsila said even though a solution could not be reached, the traditional leaders were happy that the different leaders had come to meet them. "We are excited that the government is at long last showing commitment to seeing to it that this matter be brought to finality," he added.