‘ANC arrogance falls’ in Pietermaritzburg by-election
The DA retains hotly contested Ward 32 in a by-election‚ taking 53% of the vote‚ up from 47% in the 2016 local government elections
30 March 2017 - 10:42
The DA retained Pietermaritzburg’s hotly contested Ward 32 in a by-election on Wednesday‚ with 53% of the vote‚ improving on the 47% it achieved in the 2016 local government elections. Despite an aggressive campaign ahead of the by-election‚ the ANC received 44% of the vote‚ down from the 46% gained in its previous showing. So significant was Ward 32 in Woodlands that both the DA and the ANC deployed their big guns last week. The results also mean the DA’s opposition voice is strengthened in the Msunduzi Municipality’s powerful executive committee.
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