THE EFF have emerged as the leading opposition in Limpopo’s capital city, Polokwane.This came as the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) continued with its final tally of the local government votes in Limpopo on Friday.The EFF has earned 28.21% of the vote in the city with the ANC taking the lead with 57.16% and the DA taking third place with 10.98%EFF provincial secretary for Limpopo Jossey Buthane said he was happy about the party’s wins, especially in Seshego where EFF leader Julius Malema hails from. The party won with 51.18% in Seshego. The ANC took 44.73% of the vote and the DA got 2.49%.Local elections 2016News, live results and much more"It’s (Malema’s) home, that ‘s why his people gave him his own ward. Unlike (President Jacob) Zuma who has lost his home," said Buthane referring to the ANC’s loss of Nkandla to the IFP.Buthane said people had to remember that the EFF was just three years old and although it did not win its leader’s home province, it was doing well.The ANC was s...
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