DA wins tight Ward 93 race by a whisker

IN A nailbiting photo finish, the DA won Ward 93 by only 21 votes, beating uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) to wrestle the ward away from the ANC in the ongoing Local Government Elections.

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After the last votes were counted and verified, the DA received 6231 votes, to MKP’s 6210, a 0.11% win. In third place, the ANC received 3341 votes.

eThekwini Municipality’s executive committee member, André Beetge, who is also a member of the DA’s provincial executive committee, said one often hears people say they are not going to vote as one vote more or less does not make a difference.

“The Ward 93 election results clearly prove that every single vote makes a difference,” said Beetge.

Zandile Mkhize is the incoming DA councillor for Ward 93.

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