Residents to mark their ballot in Mtubatuba by-election
Residents of Ward 4 in the Mtubatuba Municipality, on the north coast, are heading to the polls today.
A by-election is being held following the resignation of the councillor who won the ward in the 2016 municipal elections.
The by-election in the area will be contested by seven parties. The ANC, ACDP, DA, EFF, IFP, NFP and UDM all have their colours on the ballot.
The IEC says the ward was previously represented by the ANC following the 2016 elections.
There was a 65.61% voter turnout in Mtubatuba's Ward 4 at the 2016 municipal elections.
The electoral commission says the ANC won with 37.62% of the valid votes. Meanwhile, by-elections will also take place in Johannesburg and Rustenburg in the North West.
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Voting stations will be open from 7am until 9pm.
23 May by-elections in Ward 4 Mtubatuba KZN to be contested by Bongani Msane of ACDP; Elphas Msweli of ANC; Esau Mthembu of DA; Zonke Mthembu of EFF; Bonginkosi Zulu of IFP; Sithembiso Mnguni of NFP; & Bhekumuzi Manqele of UDM. Vacancy due to resignation of ANC councillor.
— IEC South Africa (@IECSouthAfrica) May 21, 2018