The ANC has retained five wards in by-elections held across the country, according to results released by the IEC.
|||Cape Town - The ANC has retained Ward Six in the Drakenstein municipality (Paarl), in the Western Cape, according to results released by the Independent Electoral Commission on Thursday.
Tryphina Nomana of the African National Congress secured 71.98 percent of the votes.
The ward was previously held by the ANC and became vacant when the councillor was expelled from the party.
Nomana was opposed by independent candidate Sithembiso Magqazana, and Zeniwokhe Ndwanya of the Democratic Alliance.
The ANC has also retained Ward Two in Ramotshere Moiloa (Zeerust), according to results.
Pogiso Maetla of the ANC took 69.28 percent of the vote in the North West ward.
The ward was previously held by the ruling party but became vacant after the councillor resigned.
Opposing Maetla were Lesego Leka of the Azanian People's Organisation and Lorraine Melamu of the United Christian Democratic Party.
In other results released by the IEC, the ANC retained ward eight in Giyani, Limpopo, after Makoma Modjela secured 83.25 percent of the votes against Morris Ngobeni of the African People's Convention, Matome Sethibela of the Congress of the People, and Thulase Sithole of the Ximoko Party.
The ward became vacant when the previous ANC councillor died.
In the Eastern Cape, the ANC retained Ward 22 in Mbhashe (Dutywa). Silulami Ndinisa garnered 82.77 percent of the vote, defeating independent candidate Mzekeleli Ndabangaye, Inkatha Freedom Party candidate Axolile Ntunja, and Xolani Msenge of the Pan Africanist Congress.
The post became vacant after the ANC incumbent resigned.
The ANC has also retained Ward Four in Merafong City (Carletonville), in Gauteng, after the party's Bukiwe Mafika won 69.20 percent of the votes.
The ANC candidate was opposed by independent candidate Elias Matabane, and the Democratic Alliance's Vuyisile Mcunana.
The previous councillor, an ANC member, died.
The DA retained Ward Eight in Mossel Bay and Ward 33 in in eThekwini (Durban), according to by-election results released by the IEC.
In Mossel Bay’s Ward Eight, the Democratic Alliance's Dirk Kotze secured 64.45 percent of the vote against independent candidate Nicolaas Lodewyks, and Francois du Plessis of the African National Congress.
The ward was previously held by a DA councillor and became vacant when he was expelled from the party.
The DA's Nicole Lee Graham won 86.97 percent of the votes in Ward 33 in eThekwini.
She was opposed by the ANC's Sandile Msibi and the National Freedom Party's Nkosinathi Khanyile.
The ward was previously held by a DA councillor who resigned.
The Democratic Alliance was unopposed in ward nine in Lesedi (Heidelberg), in Gauteng, and thus retained the ward.
IEC spokeswoman Kate Bapela said the DA's Gerhard Holtzhausen was the only candidate.
The ward was previously held by the DA and became vacant after the councillor died.
A number of municipal by-elections took place around the country on Wednesday. - Sapa