{"id":75847,"date":"2016-08-04T08:32:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T06:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/da-takes-strong-lead-in-hotly-contested-metros\/"},"modified":"2016-08-04T08:32:13","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T06:32:13","slug":"da-takes-strong-lead-in-hotly-contested-metros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/da-takes-strong-lead-in-hotly-contested-metros\/","title":{"rendered":"DA takes strong lead in hotly contested metros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/04\/DA_takes_strong_lead_in_hotly_contested_metros\/\">DA takes strong lead in hotly contested metros<\/a>: Related articles While you were&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/04\/DA_takes_strong_lead_in_hotly_contested_metros\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/04\/Zephany_Nurse_case_Investigating_officer_expected_to_testify\/\">Zephany Nurse case: Investigating officer expected to testify<\/a>: Top Western Cape investigating officer Mike Barkhuizen will this morning testify on how he cracked the case. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/04\/Zephany_Nurse_case_Investigating_officer_expected_to_testify\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/04\/Elections2016_DA_gaining_ground_in_Tshwane_JHB_Ekurhuleni\/\">#Elections2016: DA gaining ground in Tshwane, JHB, Ekurhuleni<\/a>: Results have been coming into the elections hub steadily throughout the night. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/04\/Elections2016_DA_gaining_ground_in_Tshwane_JHB_Ekurhuleni\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/04\/Several_EC_municipalities_affected_by_strong_wind_cold_rain\/\">Several EC municipalities affected by strong wind, cold &#038; rain<\/a>: Damage included 11 tents in King Sabata Dalindyebo and nine tents in Nelson Mandela Metro. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/04\/Several_EC_municipalities_affected_by_strong_wind_cold_rain\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/04\/Police_remain_on_high_alert_amid_vote_count\/\">Police remain on high alert amid vote count<\/a>: Lieutenant General Phahlane has praised the 77,000 police officers who were deployed across the country. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/04\/Police_remain_on_high_alert_amid_vote_count\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/04\/ANC_in_the_lead_as_vote_counts_continue_to_trickle_in\/\">ANC in the lead as vote counts continue to trickle in<\/a>: The governing party is dominating in metros including Tshwane, with 46.56 percent. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/04\/ANC_in_the_lead_as_vote_counts_continue_to_trickle_in\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/04\/com_Election_Wrap_Some_hiccups_in_start_of_local_election_vo\/\">.com | Election Wrap: Some hiccups in start of local election voting<\/a>: The firing of a group of IEC officials, missing voters&#8217; rolls, ballot box seals and scanners, and delayed station openings were amongst hiccups experienced as voting got underway in the local government elections on Wednesday. Electoral staff from Ward 95 in Folweni, south of Durban were dismissed because of irregularities during the special voting process, said IEC KZN spokesperson Thabani Ngwira. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/04\/com_Election_Wrap_Some_hiccups_in_start_of_local_election_vo\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/03\/De_Lille_confident_of_DA_outright_majority_win_in_Cape_Town\/\">De Lille confident of DA outright majority win in Cape Town<\/a>: The DA won 61% of the vote in the last local government elections, but it will be expecting an increase. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/03\/De_Lille_confident_of_DA_outright_majority_win_in_Cape_Town\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/03\/First_municipal_election_results_in\/\">First municipal election results in<\/a>: The DA registered 45.45% of the vote, while the ANC garnered 31.82% for ward 6 in the Great Kei in EC. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/03\/First_municipal_election_results_in\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/03\/Vrygrond_resident_voted_to_rid_her_community_of_drugs_crime\/\">Vrygrond resident voted to \u2018rid her community of drugs, crime\u2019<\/a>: Ahdillah Abrahams says she lost two sons to a life of crime but she\u2019s focusing to uplifting the youth. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2016\/08\/03\/Vrygrond_resident_voted_to_rid_her_community_of_drugs_crime\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make your life easier:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/buype.co.za\/a\/?action=submitlisting\">List your business for FREE on BuyPE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/submit\">Submit your own Press Release<\/a> or get free content for your publication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video &#8211; How to post your Press Release on MyPR:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ovzdChGkuU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><small>My Press Release (MyPR) provides free South African targeted content and press releases for on and off line publishers and media. 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