By-elections contested in the Eastern and the Western Cape will be crucial for the Patriotic Alliance and ActionSA because both parties will be looking to prove they can maintain past electoral performances.
John Perlman speaks to 'Daily Maverick' elections analyst, Wayne Sussman, on the recent by-election wins by the DA and the EFF against the ANC in Bekkersdal and the Northern Cape.
Two of five by-elections in South Africa on Wednesday are being held to fill vacancies after two ANC ward councillors were gunned down in the latest spate of political killings.
Two crucial by-elections affecting the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape and Northern Cape could lead to a critical shift in control in two politically volatile municipalities. On Wednesday, several by-elections were scheduled to take place in KwaZulu-Natal, the Northern Cape, the Eastern Cape, and the Western Cape.