Stefanie Kruger of the Democratic Alliance will be the new councillor for Ward 24 after she won the by-election held on July 2.
This comes after Clr Refiloe Nt’sekhe was appointed to the Gauteng Provicial Legislature.
The Democratic Alliance won 14 of the 20 wards conteste , the African National Congress five and the Inkatha Freedom Party one.
Ward 24 covers Rynfield Agricultural Holdings; Rynfield; Fairleads; Crystal Park; Norton’s Home Estates; Benoni North Holdings; Van Ryn Small Holdings; Chief Albert Luthuli Park; Vlakfontein; Slatterville; Benoni Small Farms; Cloverdene and Boat Lake Village.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) held the municipal elections in Gauteng, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Northern and Western Cape.
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