If the general election held on Wednesday had been for the control of municipalities, there would be several new coalition governments that would have to be formed in the Eastern Cape over the next two weeks.
Persistent vandalism in Nxuba is increasingly fraying the nerves of residents, with the public swimming pool, cemetery, youth centre and buildings dedicated to apartheid struggle icons lying in ruins.
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