ANC retains KwaZulu-Natal but with a lower majority
The IFP has increased its support in the province from 10.86% in 2014 to 16.34%, taking over as the official opposition in KZN from the DA
11 May 2019 - 10:19
The ANC has retained KwaZulu-Natal, its stronghold, following the elections, but with a significantly reduced majority, securing 54.22% of the vote. The party fell just over 10 percentage points from the 64.52% it received in 2014. The province is former president Jacob Zuma's home province and was highly divided in the run-up to the ANC's elective conference in 2017, where President Cyril Ramaphosa beat Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma for the head of the party.
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