DA wins first KZN municipality
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has claimed victory in the uMngeni Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands.
Party leader John Steenhuisen was speaking at the results centre in Pretoria late Tuesday afternoon.
"It is with great pleasure that I can announce that the Democratic Alliance now governs its first municipality in KwaZulu-Natal with its own majority - the uMngeni Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal."
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The DA has campaigned extensively in the municipality, saying it was ready to govern.
It held one of its rallies in Howick last month.
On Sunday, it announced that the Midlands municipality's deputy mayor, Nompumelelo Buthelezi, had left the ANC to join the DA.
Some of the roads in the municipality are in a state of disrepair, an issue that many residents have long complained about.
Other service delivery issues include the supply of electricity.
News just in from @Our_DA is that they have taken the Umngeni Municipality in #KZN. We sat down with provincial leader, Franscois Rodgers earlier before the announcement of the win. He says it’s been about a 15-year project now @ECR_Newswatch #LGE2021 pic.twitter.com/3ViW0AdZ1j
— Nushera Soodyal (@nushera) November 2, 2021
DA KZN Leader, Francios Rodgers says the party's win of the Umngeni Municipality, gives the party an opportunity to roll out the model they rolled out in Cape Town(WC) here(KZN). @ECR_Newswatch #ElectionResults2021 pic.twitter.com/Ek06CldFmA
— Nushera Soodyal (@nushera) November 2, 2021
