The Patriotic Alliance got its first mayoral post as coalition kingmakers in the Western Cape, bagging the chain and the hot seat for Laingsburg.

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By Merentia Van Der Vent


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This was after the ANC announced it had formed a coalition with the PA, the Karoo Gemeenskap Party and the Karoo Democratic Force for municipal governance in the Central Karoo. Meanwhile, the Prince Albert Municipal Council will sit today and the Beaufort West council tomorrow. The Western Cape had 12 hung councils during the local government elections with the PA emerging as the kingmakers in several district municipalities.

Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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