By Johnathan Paoli
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has delivered one of the most significant upsets in the latest round of by-elections, winning Ward 17 in Nongoma, northern KwaZulu-Natal, off the National Freedom Party (NFP), while the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) comfortably defended wards in Limpopo and Johannesburg, respectively.
In Ward 17 (Bangumuzi Mjiza) in Nongoma, the IFP secured a decisive victory with 59% of the vote, a sharp improvement from the 41% it recorded in the 2021 local government elections.
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The NFP, which previously held the ward with 45%, slumped to just 12%, finishing third behind the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP), which placed second with 15%.
The ANC finished fourth on 9%, down from 13% in 2021, while smaller parties including the National African People’s Forum (NAPF) and the Economic
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