Battle for votes gains momentum ahead of 2024

JOHANNESBURG - The battle for votes is gaining momentum ahead of next year's national elections.

Recent by-elections in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal have given parties an idea of which way voters are leaning.

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Independent election analyst Wayne Sussman says the race in KwaZulu-Natal is going to be exciting.

"There is a place in the Mandeni municipality near the Tugela River mouth, the ANC is rock-solid there in this by-election," he said.

"I expected the IFP to make some inroads there but the ANC hardly lost any ground."