ActionSA takes early Ward 111 lead as counting continues
Preliminary IEC numbers show ActionSA ahead in the race for Ward 111 after counting at the first voting station.
Ward 111 could be heading for a change in leadership, with ActionSA’s Lebohang Precious Botsana taking an early lead over the incumbent African National Congress (ANC) councillor as vote counting continues.
According to partial results released by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) at about 11:41 today, one of the ward’s three voting stations, Umqhele Secondary School, had been counted, placing Botsana ahead in the ward councillor race.
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Botsana leads with 198 votes, representing 27.97% of the ballots counted so far. The outgoing ANC ward councillor and candidate, Nontutuzela Prescilla Supe, is in second place with 128 votes (18.08%), while Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) candidate Saseka Lorrein Zitha is in third position with 109 votes (15.40%).
Democratic Alliance (DA) candidate Welcome Nkwane Mohlala follows in fourth place with 91 votes (12.85%), while the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party’s Siyabonga Goodnews Mahaye rounds off the top five with 61 votes (8.62%).
Ward 111 includes communities in Ebony Park Ext 1 to 6 and Kaalfontein Ext 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8.
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The preliminary results are particularly significant as the ANC won the ward in the 2021 Local Government Elections. However, with two of the warWard 111 could be heading for a change in leadership, with ActionSA’s Lebohang Precious Botsana taking an early lead over the incumbent African National Congress (ANC) councillor as vote counting continues.
According to partial results released by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) at about 11:41 today, one of the ward’s three voting stations, Umqhele Secondary School, had been counted, placing Botsana ahead in the ward councillor race.
Botsana leads with 198 votes, representing 27.97% of the ballots counted so far. The outgoing ANC ward councillor and candidate, Nontutuzela Prescilla Supe, is in second place with 128 votes (18.08%), while Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) candidate Saseka Lorrein Zitha is in third position with 109 votes (15.40%).
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Democratic Alliance (DA) candidate Welcome Nkwane Mohlala follows in fourth place with 91 votes (12.85%), while the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party’s Siyabonga Goodnews Mahaye rounds off the top five with 61 votes (8.62%).
Ward 111 includes communities in Ebony Park Ext 1 to 6 and Kaalfontein Ext 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8.
The preliminary results are particularly significant as the ANC won the ward in the 2021 Local Government Elections. However, with two of the ward’s three voting stations still to be counted, it remains too early to determine whether the ward will change hands.
Editor’s note: All results reported at this stage remain preliminary until ratified and published on the IEC’s results dashboard. For the most up-to-date results, visit: https://results.elections.org.za/dashboards/lge/d’s three voting stations still to be counted, it remains too early to determine whether the ward will change hands.
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