By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
MK party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, is negotiating a coalition agreement with the ANC to run the eThekwini municipality in Durban and promises to sideline the Democratic Alliance (DA). The 7 November local elections put the ANC ahead with 31% of the vote, without an absolute majority, according to IOL.
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South Africa’s municipal elections, from the campaign in Johannesburg to the candidacies of 83 parties.
7 NovActionSA seeks to block Helen Zille from Johannesburg mayoralty
7 NovActionSA gains 3.25 points in South African local elections7 NovLocal elections: 446 objections reviewed in KwaZulu-NatalWith about 95% of the votes counted, 110 South African municipal councils had no outright majority. The ANC remained first with 31.22% of the vote, ahead of the Democratic Alliance at 24.43% and the MK Party at 9.61%, according to the Electoral Commission of South Africa.
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The ANC leads with nearly 31% of the vote after 97% of polling stations were counted, ahead of the DA at nearly 25%. Several municipal councils without an outright majority could lead to coalition negotiations this weekend, according to IOL.
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The Democratic Alliance leads in Nelson Mandela Bay with 44% of the vote and 53 seats, against 32 for the African National Congress. The party remains below the threshold for an outright majority on the municipal council, according to results reported by SABC News on 6 November.
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The IFP leads the MK party in 18 KwaZulu-Natal municipalities, despite MK’s lead in the provincial vote with 34.54% after 96% of results were processed. Thirty-one of the 44 councils remain without a majority, while MK is challenging some eThekwini results with the electoral commission, according to IOL.
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Johannesburg street is home to several powerful figuresKillarney Road, a 155-metre street in northern Johannesburg, is home to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and EFF leader Julius Malema. Businessman Hangwani Maumela, linked to property holdings on the street, is also cited in the Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal, reports Sowetan.
92-year-old woman killed and burned in ZambiaA 92-year-old woman was found dead at her home in Gondwe, Mpongwe district, with electrical wires around her neck and her body burned. Zambian police are investigating a suspected murder that occurred between 2 and 3 November, according to spokesperson Chipo Kaitisha.The week in Africa
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