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EFF Leader Julius Malema’s hand is pictured as he places his ballot paper inside the ballot box during a by-election at Ward 13 in Seshego, Limpopo on 16 July 2025.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has retained ward 13 at Seshego near Polokwane in Limpopo following yesterday’s hotly contested by-election.
EFF won the ward with a majority of 57.34%.
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The EFF Retains Ward 13 in Seshego, Polokwane, reaffirming the people’s unwavering confidence in the leadership of the organisation.
This victory is a testament to the trust the community places in the EFF to champion their struggles and deliver genuine… pic.twitter.com/qW9vVVE8EP
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) July 17, 2025
The African National Congress (ANC) came in second with a support base of 2 000 votes, putting the party at just above 40%.
The South African Communist Party (SACP), which was contesting elections independently from the ANC for the first time in the province, only secured 70 votes, just over 1% of the total votes cast.
IEC Provincial Electoral Officer, Nkaro Mateta, announced the EFF’s Michael Ramaphoko as the new ward councillor.
“The winner for this ward is a candidate from the Economic Freedom Fighters, Mongatane Michael Ramaphoko, who won this ward with 57.34%. We’d like to congratulate the EFF for this hard work, and we are saying to the parties that lost, next time, I think they will work harder, and really, we are satisfied with these by-elections.”
Meanwhile, the SACP says their relations in the tripartite alliance won’t be jeopardised by contesting against the ANC.
