ANC and NFP fare worst in Nquthu by-election, as IFP takes outright majority
Durban — The ANC and the National Freedom Party (NFP) are the biggest losers in the Nquthu by-elections‚ losing three seats and one seat respectively, in comparison with what they attained in 2016’s local government elections before the troubled council was dissolved. This‚ as the IFP made a roaring comeback in Nquthu increasing their seats from 15 to 19 in the northern KwaZulu-Natal 33-seat municipality, which they lost at the hands of the ANC-NFP coalition six years ago. The DA and the EFF each retained their seats but will no longer benefit in the coalition government, as the IFP will rule the area with an outright majority electing their own preferred office bearers. The IFP’s lion’s share of the council seats means they will no longer require a coalition to govern both Nquthu and the uMzinyathi district, which has been in limbo for nearly 10 months after Nquthu failed seven times to constitute a council. IFP provincial secretary Velenkosini Hlabisa said during a media briefing ...
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