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Civic movements rise as ANC loses grip on Eastern Cape

New political party born from Ngcobo shutdown movement wins council seats

Hundreds of residents marched through Ngcobo in August, shutting down some schools, shops and businesses. Archive photo: Johnnie Isaac.

The ANC now has a majority so far in only 19 of the Eastern Cape’s councils, down from 29. Twelve councils are hung.
A civic movement that emerged from protests in Ngcobo won three seats. Another civic movement won four seats in Makana, where it helped strip the ANC of its majority for the first time.
The ANC lost seats in both the province’s metro municipalities, while the UDM, the SACP and the Patriotic Alliance grew.

In the local government elections last week, a civic movement that grew out of years of protest over failing services won three seats in the…

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