By-elections held for vacant councilor posts across South Africa

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The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal has attributed the party's performance in yesterday's by-elections, to what it calls trust bestowed upon it by voters. The party won five wards in that province after contesting three wards in the Ethekwini municipality, one in the Umdoni Local Municipality and another in the KwaDukuza Local Municipality. Newcomers, the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party gained a ward from the African National Congress, in the Ray Nkonyeni local municipality, while the Inkatha Freedom Party retained its ward in the Nkandla local municipality. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Elections Expert, Wayne Sussman.