THE DA has won control of two hung municipalities in Limpopo, taking over one completely and entering an agreement giving away the mayor's position in another.On Wednesday the Thabazimbi local municipality held its inaugural council meeting, during which the speaker, chief whip and mayor were elected.The DA’s Desiree van der Walt, the party’s education spokeswoman in Limpopo, said the DA had won the municipality after reaching an agreement with the EFF, the Freedom Front Plus and the Thabazimbi Residents Association (TRA) to vote with the DA.READ THIS: AT HOME AND ABROAD: ANC mute as arrogant Zuma grabs the reinsThis led to the TRA's Midah Moselane being elected mayor of Thabazimbi.Lambert Joubert of the DA became the municipality's speaker after winning 13 out of the council's 23 votes. Piet Strydom, also from the DA, was elected chief whip.Van der Walt said although the DA was excited to be part of the municipality's leadership, there was still a lot of work to be done because Th...
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