By Johnathan Paoli
The Democratic Alliance has won its first township ward in Gauteng after narrowly defeating the ANC in Emfuleni’s Ward 28 in Evaton West, during the latest round of by-elections, while the ANC comfortably retained a key ward in Mahikeng in the North West.
The DA edged out the ANC in Wednesday’s by-election, narrowly securing 32.36% of the vote against the ANC’s 32.14%.
The result marked a dramatic shift from the 2021 local government elections, with the DA saying its support in the ward rose from 14.21% to 32.36%, while the ANC dropped from 50.90% to 32.14%.
In a statement on Thursday, DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga said the result demonstrated that voters were increasingly turning to the DA in search of functioning local government and improved service delivery.
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