Celani Sikhakhane
A civic organisation, the Namakwa Civic Movement, has surprisingly unseated the Democratic Alliance as the official opposition party in the Northern Cape municipalities.
The Namakwa Civic Movement took second place and put the DA in third place.
The ANC also suffered a huge drop in support.
The movement received two seats with 19.6% of the vote, the DA took 11.7% of the vote, down from 24.8% in 2016.
In the Thembelihle municipality, where 4,342 people voted, the ANC saw a massive drop in its support – from 54.9% in 2016 to 39.8% in this election. In the Khai Ma municipality, the ANC was down from 58.26% in 2016 to 50.5% of the vote, receiving six seats.
The Northern Cape is still giving many political parties a hard time with some deciding not to contest any elections. The National Freedom Party, IFP, PAC, and Azapo are some of those that have been unable to get support from the province.
Some political parties decided to cancel their campaign plans in the province.
The EFF saw a massive increase in its support base in the area with 24.5% of the vote up from 2016’s 11.4%.
The DA came in at 12.2%, down from 22.8% in 2016.
The FF+ received only one seat.
In the Renosterberg Municipality, where 4,922 people cast their ballots, the ANC retained its majority at 53.01% up from 52.1%
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