This, after by-elections took place in 24 wards across 17 municipalities in all nine provinces with 77 candidates representing 14 political parties along with 18 independent candidates having contested the ward by-elections. OFM News on Wednesday reported that of the 24 by-elections, 5 were set to take place in Central South Africa with 2 in the Free State, 1 in the North West and another 2 in the Northern Cape.

The IEC in the Free State had confirmed it was all systems go for the Mangaung and Dihlabeng municipal ward by-elections and that all Covid-19 regulations would be followed at all voting stations. 

Electoral Operations Manager in the province, Itumeleng Liba, said they were not anticipating any hiccups in both Ward 20 in Clarens and Ward 11 in Bloemfontein.

OFM News also reported that the wards previously led by the ANC both became vacant as a result of the deaths of their councillors.

OFM News