South Africa’s two biggest political parties sent in their big guns to campaign for votes in a by-election in KwaZulu-Natal - and it paid off for the ANC.
|||Durban - The ANC's candidate has won a KwaZulu-Natal by-election in which the country's two biggest parties sent in their big guns to campaign for votes.
ANC candidate Zibuse Learnard Mthobeni garnered 1 920 votes in the Umzimkhulu ward, while the DA's Jabulani Goodwill Chiya took 748, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announced on Thursday.
There was a 60.04 percentage poll and 29 spoilt votes.
IEC spokesman Mawethu Mosery said the by-election went off without a hitch on Wednesday, and that none of the parties involved had lodged any complaints.
In the weeks leading up to the by-election, DA leader Helen Zille and ANC KZN treasurer Peggy Nkonyeni made appearances to campaign for their candidates.
Chiya was the incumbent. He won the ward as an independent candidate in 2011, but later joined the DA, forcing the by-election.
In 2011, Chiya won the ward with 61.48 percent of the 2661 votes cast.
Sapa