JOHANNESBURG - Fourteen municipal by-elections took place in the Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West and Western Cape on Wednesday.
They were contested by an independent candidate and 51 candidates from 13 political parties.
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The political landscape has shifted since former Deputy President of the Economic Freedom Front, Floyd Shivambu, left the red berets to join the Mk Party a week ago.
So did Shivambu’s move have an impact on by-election results?
Election analyst Wayne Sussman, has the details.