Easy ward win puts ANC on firm Eastern Cape footing in run-up to local government elections
Daily Maverick | 16.04.2026 15:42
The ANC retained a ward with a convincing victory in national chairperson Gwede Mantashe’s home municipality of Sakhisizwe in the Chris Hani district in the Eastern Cape.
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