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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: DA gains black voters, declares Cape Town win, but Western Cape coalitions loom

Source: Daily Maverick · 2026-11-05T20:08:46.000Z · World

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: DA gains black voters, declares Cape Town win, but Western Cape coalitions loom

DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis on Thursday at noon declared Cape Town a win for his party, and the only metro with an outright majority. Key Cape hinterland towns of Stellenbosch and Paarl (Drakenstein) remained in DA control, while in 14 other councils the DA was the leading party.

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