ANC, DA the only winners in by-elections | gerbjan
The ANC and the DA were the only winners in Wednesday's by-elections.
Western Cape ANC secretary Faiez Jacobs said in a statement the party would do a full assessment on what went wrong, including issues of voter turnout, local cohesion and unity and strategies to reach voters on farms. "We will redouble our efforts now to strengthen our local branch so that we can be visible in every voting district - Diepkloof, Slangrivier, Vondeling and Witsand - and become an effective opposition," he said.
"This is the very first time the DA has won this ward. This victory means that the DA now holds the majority in the Hessequa municipality." In KwaZulu-Natal, the ANC's Nkosinathi Clement Mkhwanazi won Ward 21 in the Abaqulusi Municipality. The ANC won the seat from the IFP from the 2016 Municipal Elections, with 49.89% of the votes cast compared to 44.87% in the 2016 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout was 59.90%.
"This development also has huge implications for the Zululand District municipality which may for the first time fall into the leadership of the ANC, a move which will bring to realisation the long struggle by the ANC to finally liberate the people of Zululand.""Yesterday’s polls are indicative of how well the Party will do in the National and Provincial Elections on May 8," said Albert Mncwango, IFP Daily Management Committee Chairperson in a statement.
The ANC's Nkosephayo God-Slove Zungu won Ward 22 in the City of Johannesburg Municipality – JHB. The party retained the seat it had won in the 2016 Municipal Elections, with 73.32% of the votes cast compared to 69.73% in the 2016 Municipal Elections. Voter turnout on Wednesday was 28.28%.
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