ANC must amend its looting ways

This week's by-election results are not going to topple a government or destroy a political party but they provide, nevertheless, a fascinating glimpse into local politics and how the old alignments are changing before our eyes.

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The ANC won three and lost three... but the really interesting analysis is not only how they won, but how they lost - and to whom.

In Joburg, the Patriotic Alliance (PA) claimed the Diepkloof/Noordgesig ward 29 seat, thanks to its support from coloured voters in Noordgesig, which surged to 71%, an increase of 34 percentage points over the previous poll.