MK loses key KZN by-elections after fairy-tale general election
The outcome of Wednesday’s polls proved to be a sharp reversal of fortunes for former president Jacob Zuma’s party
20 June 2024 - 14:33
After winning most votes in KwaZulu-Natal at the just-ended general elections, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) on Thursday lost all but one of the contested wards in by-elections on Wednesday.
Experts have been closely watching if the MK party, which won 45% of the vote in KZN during the national and provincial elections last month, could use by-elections to consolidate its electoral dominance. ..
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