The DA is at risk of losing its majority in Western Cape as support for new parties is expected to surge in the province and others look to win over voters on the issue of Palestine. The DA, however, remains confident.
The by-election was triggered when Ward 9 councillor Chad Louw resigned from the ANC in February to join the PA. Louw did not contest the ward, but was seen on Wednesday in his green PA shirt, assisting people or driving around the suburb.
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Journalist Thursday, 28 January 2021, 08:14 From left are Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa; ANC member of the George Council Langa Langa; and Jackson Mthembu. The photo was taken a few years ago in George. Both Molewa and Mthembu have since passed away. Video
GEORGE NEWS & VIDEO - Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu, who passed away on 21 January due to Covid-19 complications, was his role model in leadership style. This is how Langa Langa, ANC member of the George Municipal Council and also the district secretary of the SACP, describes Mthembu.
Langa met Mthembu on a few occasions when he visited ANC branches as part of his duties as a member of the ANC national working committee.