ANC, IFP TO MEND TIES AFTER LEGISLATIVE BATTLE.

(From SAPA (South African Press Association))

The ANC and the IFP in KwaZulu-Natal emerged from their dramatic stand-off over parliamentary defection laws on Wednesday claiming victory over each other, but no closer to conciliation. Both parties agreed that they needed to work on mending their relationship that has been strained by squabbles over the site of the provincial capital, provincial cabinet reshuffles and now the floor-crossing saga. Provincial premier Lionel Mtshali of the Inkatha Freedom Party told journalists after Wednesday's special session of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature in Pietermaritzburg that talks between the national leaders of the IFP and the African National Congress on the future of the ANC-IFP working relationship, were in the offing. A follow-up meeting to discussions in …