DA retains Ward 34, and wins back Ward 110 in north Durban
In KZN, the ANC, at 42.02% was reeling from inroads made by a resurgent Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the DA.
BOBBY Maharajh of the Democratic Alliance (DA) has been re-elected in Ward 34, while Aamir Abdul, the party’s candidate for Ward 110 has been elected for the first time.
The councillor position for Ward 110, which includes Sunningdale, Glen Anil, Corovoca and Mount Moriah was previously held by ANC candidate, Bongumusa Dludla after a by-election earlier this year.
On Tuesday evening, the Electoral Commission (IEC) in KwaZulu-Natal announced that result counting at voting stations had been completed, with capturing and auditing of the results underway.
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According to an interim election satisfaction survey (ESS) assessment has overwhelmingly determined that the 2021 Local Government Elections were free and fair.
The survey was conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). The HSRC sampled 12 000 voters from 300 voting stations across the country.
Key among its findings was that 68% of voters took less than 15 minutes to reach their voting stations, with 22% taking between 16-30 minutes. Only 7% took between 31 and 60 minutes, and 3% longer than an hour.
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