Political parties in Gauteng have readied themselves to battle it out at various polling stations in their bid to woo the electorate to cast votes for their respective parties.
It is, however, the three Gauteng metros of Joburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni which would become the focal point as most of the political parties have registered in the respective metros.
One of the proponents was President Cyril Ramaphosa who indicated throughout his election campaign that his party was looking for a majority vote in the three metros of Gauteng including the smaller municipalities. In Ekurhuleni, Mayor Mzwandile Masina of the ANC faces a difficult task to retain his coalition partner – the African Independent Congress – as the ANC has failed to to deliver on the coalition agreement to return the town of Matatiele to KwaZulu-Natal.
More people, particularly the youth, have demonstrated great enthusiasm for participating in the coming elections.
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