IFP makes impressive gains in KwaZulu-Natal by-elections, taking three wards from the ANC in Newcastle. (Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)
The IFP stunned the ANC by snatching three Newcastle wards, while the ruling party won only one of the four by-elections held in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday.
The by-elections came as pollsters predicted an ANC decline and growth by former president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe Party, which they said could be followed by an uptick in support for the IFP.
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