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Political observers are keenly following developments in a number of municipal by-elections being held across South Africa on Wednesday.
The Independent Electoral Commission says 7 of these are in the Western Cape.
In the Bitou municipality in Plettenberg Bay, the battle over Ward Four could see the Democratic Alliance gain an outright majority in the local council.
There is also a by-election in George on the Garden Route, and three in Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo.
The by-election in Potchefstroom's Tlokwe is seen as an indicator of the support for the ANC and the DA.
The Tlokwe council has been in turmoil in recent months, with the DA wrestling the position of mayor from the ANC.
