A total of 10 municipal ward by-elections, affecting nearly 100,000 registered voters, will be held in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Western Cape on Wednesday.

By-elections are a litmus test of the mood of the electorate and take place if a representative’s seat becomes vacant in between the local government elections, which happen every five years...

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