The EFF took a ward in Polokwane, from the ANC in Wednesday’s by-election. Ward 10 in Polokwane in Limpopo was contested by the ANC, EFF and Forum 4 Service Delivery. The ward became vacant after its ANC councillor resigned. The ANC won the ward during the local government elections with 55.08% of the vote. The EFF’s Jonas Mothapo took 54.21% of the vote in Wednesday’s by-election. Fifteen by-elections took place across six provinces, three months after the local government elections were held. The ANC retained power in 13 of the wards — all six contested in the Eastern Cape, three in KwaZulu-Natal, one in Limpopo, two in Mpumalanga and one in the Western Cape. The DA retained Ward 2 in the Kgatelopele municipality in the Northern Cape. The DA won that ward in August with 40.95% of the vote, and increased that to 72.07% in Wednesday’s by-election. The party said on Thursday that it had achieved a "significant surge in growth" in all the by-elections held. The ANC said the results sh...
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