[The Eastern Cape is an insane part of the country. It is also ANC/Xhosa home territory. The Eastern Cape is one of the most badly run and corrupt parts of the country. Jan]

PRETORIA “ Wednesday™s local government election was a two-horse race between the ANC and DA in the Eastern Cape, but with the former in a clear lead by 2pm on Thursday.

Although the major centres -“ Port Elizabeth, East London and Mthatha — had not yet announced results, 17 of the province™s 40 municipalities had completed vote counting. Of these the African National Congress took 16 and the Democratic Alliance one.

None of the five district councils had passed the finish line by 2pm.
The DA scored a success in Baviaans (Willowmore) municipality, taking three out of five seats. Just over 4 580 people voted.

Graaf-Reinet (Camdeboo) returned eight ANC councillors to the DA™s three.
The Blue Crane Route (Somerset East) voted elected eight ANC candidates and three for the DA, the Jansenville community chose three ANC members, one from the DA and a representative of the Jansenville/Klipplaat Alliansie.

Grahamstown was a straight race between the DA and ANC, the latter winning by 20 to four.

In Ndlambe (Port Alfred) the outcome was the same, with a 14 to four margin for the ANC.

In the Sunday™s River Valley the ANC led the DA by 12 to two, and in Kou-Kamma (Kareedouw) by seven to two, with the Independent Democrats taking the last of 10 seats.

In Kouga (Humansdorp), a municipality that include the surfing Mecca of Jeffrey™s Bay, the ANC took a commanding 11 seats, with the DA gaining six, the ID one, the Kouga Civic Alliance one and Kouga 2000 the last seat.

In the Great Kei (Komga), the ANC also had a commanding hold on the council with ten seats versus the DA™s one and ID™s one.
In Nxuba (Adelaide) the ANC had a lead of four over the DA™s one, the Adelaide Residents™ Association two and the Bedford Residents Association one.

In nearby Cradock (Inxuba Yethemba) the ANC led 13 to five while in Tarkastad (Tsolwana) the ANC held nine of ten seats, the DA holding the other.

In Molteno, the outcome was similar, the ANC holding a five to one lead.
Queenstown voters gave the ANC an unassailable 47 seats on a council of 53, with the Pan Africanist Congress holding one seat and the DA three.
In Burgersdorp, the ANC beat the DA six to two. “ Sapa

Source: The Citizen
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