The majority of voters in the ward are in Steinkopf, said Sussman.
Sussman described Steinkopf as a “poor community, with a high level of unemployment” and very few economic opportunities.
Being progressive and a younger candidate, Sussman believes Balie “is going to try and appeal to youth voters”.
According to Sussman, the ANC used South African soap actors to win over Nama Khoi voters in a by-election a few years ago. This move helped “swing” the ward from the DA to the ANC making it clear that soap actors and actresses certainly have currency in this region, he said.
Balie echoed Sussman’s remarks, and told
Western Cape
There are three by-elections in this province, keenly contested by the DA and the ANC. There is a potential change of government in two of the municipalities.
Ward 20 (Delft South Eindhoven) in the City of Cape Town; DA (62%) ANC (30%) EFF (3%). Poll (58%).
The City of Cape Town has not been electorally kind to the ANC in recent elections. The ANC will think they have an outside chance in this by-election. The DA’s by-election performance has been anything but stellar of late, but the party will believe they are somewhat protected from the northern troubles in the Western Cape, especially Cape Town. Cape Town was the least interesting of the metros in 2016, with the DA outperforming the ANC in its urban strongholds of Mangaung and Buffalo City.