It was meant to be a show of strength for the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal‚ but it turned out to be opposite. On Wednesday‚ a by-election in the Umlalazi municipality was held after one of the ANC’s councillors died earlier in the year in Ward 10 in Eshowe. In the August local government election last year‚ the ANC won the ward with 57% of the vote‚ compared to the IFP’s 40.09%. Speaking on Wednesday‚ ANC KwaZulu-Natal secretary Super Zuma was upbeat.

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