The DA and the ANC withstood stiff challenges from each other and the Patriotic Alliance to retain seats in the latest round of by-elections, while the DA came very close to losing a seat that seemed the least competitive on paper.
In the latest round of by-elections the ANC failed to win back Newcastle, lost a ward in Mtubatuba to the IFP and lost control of Cederberg. However, it went up percentage wise in every by-election on Wednesday night. Despite short-term setbacks, there were some silver linings for the ruling pa.
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