By Thebe Mabanga
The ANC has experienced mixed fortunes in the nationwide by-elections held on Wednesday, reflecting varied voter sentiment across the country.
The party successfully defended council seats in wards across the Eastern Cape and Limpopo.
It also secured a seat previously held by the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
However, the ANC also faced setbacks, losing a seat to the Mkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP) in KZN, marking its second loss in a month.
In the province of Gauteng, the Patriotic Alliance (PA), founded and led by Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie, won a seat from the Democratic Alliance (DA), while the DA retained a seat in Johannesburg with 98% of the vote.
Mfundo Genu of the ANC secured a decisive victory in Ward 13 of the Intsika Yethu Municipality in the Eastern Cape, winning 83% of the vote. With a voter turnout of 42%,
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