Hlabisa says election preparations on track [SOUND]  

# Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says preparations for the November 4 local government elections remain on track, with four weeks to go. He says the remaining period is critical, with government coordinating departments to ensure a peaceful and credible poll. He says that the South African Weather Service is also providing forecasts, as voting coincides with the summer rainfall season and a developing El Niño: