The ANC is set to retain the Enoch Mgijima municipality which found itself in a sports field tender scandal worth over R15 million just before the local government elections.
Despite other parties and independent candidates trying to wrest the Enoch Mgijima municipality from the ANC, the ruling party has kept it.Former ANC MP Zukile Luyenge’s Isanco Party scored 2.17% of the vote and independent candidates also mounted a challenge to win seats in the council. Independent candidates are on 8.56% of the vote, while the EFF is at 7.23%.The ATM is at 0.82% while the PAC is at 0.6%, Cope at 0.56% and Freedom Front Plus is at 0.4%.
After the emergence of the scandal it was also reported the contractor who scored the tender to build the stadium had also won other contracts in other municipalities in the province.
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