IFP trounces ANC in Durban by-election after 'act of selflessness by DA' | News24

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IFP trounces ANC in Durban by-election after 'act of selflessness by DA' | News24

The IFP has convincingly snatched Ward 99 in the eThekwini metro away from the ANC for the first time since the dawn of democracy, winning the ward by more than 1 000 votes following a by-election.

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S. Africa records 399 Covid-19 deaths

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11 Gauteng teachers and a pupil test positive for Covid-19

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