DA makes history with first Gauteng township ward victory in Evaton West

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · May 28, 2026 · 1353 words · By Wayne Sussman

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Ward 28 (Evaton West) Emfuleni, Sedibeng: DA 32% (16% PR) ANC 32% (53% PR) EFF 12% (18% PR) PA 8% PAC 6% (1% PR) SACP 3% AEF 3% DITAU 3% ACP 1% TRUTH <1% The setting: Ward 28 is on the western side of Evaton township.

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What happened

Why it matters

The bulk of the ward’s voters find themselves between the N1 national road linking Grasmere Plaza with the turn-off to Randfontein and the R553 regional road linking Vanderbijlpark with Orange Farm.

Common ground

Evaton West is also known as Mkhelele, named in honour of legendary soccer player Helman Mkhelele.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Voter Turnout Analysis story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that This was the only district where the UCDP got into double percentage figures (15%) [in the Ward 2 by-election]?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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Claim 1: “This was the only district where the UCDP got into double percentage figures (15%) [in the Ward 2 by-election].”

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Claim 2: “The South African Communist Party (SACP) was also on the ballot [for the by-election in Ward 28].”

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Claim 3: “The ANC slid from 49% to 33%, while the DA grew from 15% to 33% [at Apostolic Faith Mission in the by-election].”

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Claim 4: “Maki Tshabalala becomes the first ward councillor for the DA in a Gauteng township ward.”

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Claim 5: “The ANC did best at Sonderwater where it obtained 58% [in the 2024 provincial election in Ward 28].”

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Claim 6: “African Economic Freedom (AEF) was third here [Sonderwater] with 12%, as the EFF fell from 16% to 6% [in the by-election].”

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Claim 7: “The village of Masuthle has the second-highest number of voters in the ward.”

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Claim 8: “Masuthle lies between Mmabatho and the Botswana border.”

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Claim 9: “Musicians Cassper Nyovest and Khuli Chana hail from this municipality [Ngaka Modiri Molema].”

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Claim 10: “The ward councillor, Cedric Davids, was accused of taking money for illegal stands on private property.”

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Claim 11: “Ward 2 is northwest and west of the North West provincial capital’s town centre.”

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Claim 12: “The EFF finished third [at Beverly Hills High School] with 16%, slightly down from 18% in 2021 [in the by-election].”

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Claim 13: “ActionSA was third with 8% and the DA fourth with 5% [in the 2024 provincial election in Ward 2].”

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Claim 14: “Most voters in the ward live on the outskirts of Mmabatho.”

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Claim 15: “In the ANC stronghold of Sonderwater its vote share declined from 61% to 43%, while the DA surged from 8% to 29% [in the by-election].”

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Claim 16: “In Masuthle it [ANC] won 79% and 83% in the two districts [in the by-election].”

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Claim 17: “The EFF was third in this district [Apostolic Faith Mission], declining from 23% to 15% [in the by-election].”

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Claim 18: “The DA... getting 37% of the vote, with the ANC falling from 52% to 21% [at Water in the Wilderness Ministries in the by-election].”

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Claim 19: “The DA was third on the PR Ballot [in 2021].”

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Claim 20: “The ANC came close to beating the EFF by two votes to one [in the 2021 local government election in Ward 2].”

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Claim 21: “The turnout here [Water in the Wilderness Ministries] was 36%, lower than two other districts [in the by-election].”

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Claim 22: “At the Apostolic Faith Mission voting district, the ANC edged the DA by one vote, with both parties getting one-third of the vote [in the by-election].”

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Claim 23: “Its [DA] best showing was 19% at the Water in the Wilderness Ministries voting district, the only district where it beat the EFF [in 2021].”

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Claim 24: “The ANC won all five voting districts, with Mmabatho the most competitive [in the 2024 provincial election in Ward 2].”

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Claim 25: “The PAC will be pleased with its 15% return in this district [Beverly Hills High School in the by-election].”

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Claim 26: “The ANC declined from 52% to 34% while the DA grew from 17% to 29% [at Beverly Hills High School in the by-election].”

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Claim 27: “only 15% of voters showing up [in Mmabatho in the by-election], well down from 39% in 2021.”

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Claim 28: “this was the only voting district where the PA made a mark in the by-election, obtaining an impressive 25% to finish third in this district [Water in the Wilderness Ministries].”

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Claim 29: “every single ANC councillor is a ward councillor [in the 90-seat council].”

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Claim 30: “Just under one-third of the voters showed up at the most-populous district in the ward, Beverly Hills High School [in the by-election].”

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Claim 31: “The ANC was dominant in this by-election, beating the second-placed EFF by 913 votes.”

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Claim 32: “Water in the Wilderness Ministries was pivotal for the DA. It was the only district won by the party, as it managed 144 more votes than the ANC [in the by-election].”

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Claim 33: “MK elected not to contest the by-election [in Ward 28].”

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Claim 34: “The ANC falls to 37 seats in the 90-seat council, while the DA climbs to 25.”

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Claim 35: “The ward also includes the two small villages of Kabe and Modimola.”

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Claim 36: “The dominant language in Ward 2 is Setswana.”

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Claim 37: “It [ANC] did best in the area of Sonderwater, just next to Evaton West, where it won 61% of the PR vote [in 2021].”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the Sonderwater area or the 61% PR vote for the ANC.

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Claim 38: “It [ANC] won over 50% of the vote in three of the four voting districts [in the 2021 local government election in Ward 28].”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to corroborate the specific voting district breakdown for the ANC in Ward 28 during the 2021 election.

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Claim 39: “The DA was second with 19%, up from 9% in 2019 [in the 2024 provincial election in Ward 28]”

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Claim 40: “The DA now governs in eight of the 45 wards.”

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Claim 41: “The ANC beat the DA by 45 votes here [Beverly Hills High School in the by-election].”

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Claim 42: “The EFF was fourth here [Water in the Wilderness Ministries] with 12%, down from 18% [in the by-election].”

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Claim 43: “The ANC won just over half of the proportional representation (PR) vote [in the 2021 local government election in Ward 28], sweeping all four of the PR ballots.”

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The specific electoral data regarding the ANC winning over 50% of the PR vote in Ward 28 in 2021 is not found in the provided evidence; the evidence focuses on the DA's win in the ward or general election dates.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Thabazimbi Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thabazimbi_Local_Municipality_…

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Claim 44: “The uMkhonto Wesizwe party (MK) was fourth with 12% [in the 2024 provincial election in Ward 28].”

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Claim 45: “The DA beat the ANC by eight votes [in the Ward 28 by-election].”

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Claim 46: “The EFF obtained 23% support at the Apostolic Faith Mission in Beverly Hills – its best showing in the ward [in 2021].”

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Claim 47: “The party [ANC] won between 78% and 83% of the vote in four of the five voting districts [in the Ward 2 by-election].”

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Claim 48: “The ANC came first with 59%, with the EFF finishing on 21% [in the 2024 provincial election in Ward 2].”

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Claim 49: “Evaton sits above Sebokeng.”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that 'Evaton is a township north of Sebokeng'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Evaton is a township north of Sebokeng, that's divided into three; Evaton Central, Evaton West and Evaton North, in the Emfuleni Local Municipality of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaton

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web search NEUTRAL — Sebokeng locally called Zweni by residents, is a middle-class township in the Emfuleni Local Municipality in southern Gauteng, South Africa near the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebokeng

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Claim 50: “The PA will defend a seat in Swartland (Malmesbury) in the Western Cape.”

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Claim 51: “Its [EFF] second-best return was 29% in Mmabatho [in 2021].”

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Claim 52: “The tabled by-election in uMzumbe, KwaZulu-Natal, was not proclaimed.”

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Claim 53: “In Mmabatho the EFF finished behind the UCDP with 6% [in the by-election].”

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Claim 54: “The ANC approached the Electoral Court at the 11th hour to have the by-election postponed because of unlawfully registered voters. The application was rejected.”

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Claim 55: “The ANC and the EFF were joined by the United Christian Democratic Party (UCDP) on the ballot [in the Ward 2 by-election].”

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Claim 56: “The Patriotic Alliance (PA) and Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) both received 1% [in the 2024 provincial election in Ward 28].”

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Claim 57: “the EFF third with 14%, slightly down from the 17% mark in 2019 [in the 2024 provincial election in Ward 28].”

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Claim 58: “The ANC won just over half the vote in Mmabatho [in 2021].”

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Claim 59: “Evaton West is also known as Mkhelele, named in honour of legendary soccer player Helman Mkhelele.”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and Briefly.co.za, confirm that Evaton West is popularly known as 'Mkhelele' and is named after soccer player Helman Mkhalele.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Evaton is a township north of Sebokeng, that's divided into three; Evaton Central, Evaton West (popularly known as "Mkhelele", after Helman Mkhalele) and Evaton North, in the Emfuleni Local Municipal…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Helman Nkosiyethu Mkhalele (born 20 October 1969) is a South African former soccer player who played as a midfielder.
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web search NEUTRAL — Helman Nkosiyethu Mkhalele is a South African former soccer player who played as a midfielder.There are townships in South Africa that are named after him; one is Mkhelele (also called Evaton West) in…
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Claim 60: “The DA’s best showing was at the Water in the Wilderness Ministries district with a 21% return [in the 2024 provincial election in Ward 28].”

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Claim 61: “The ANC came first with 46% of the vote [in the 2024 provincial election in Ward 28], well down from 71% in 2019.”

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Claim 62: “It [ANC] swept all five voting districts, doing best in the villages of Kabe and Modimola, winning 74% and 65% of the vote, respectively [in 2021].”

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Claim 63: “Simon “Bull” Lehoko, who plied his trade for Kaizer Chiefs, was born in Evaton.”

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There is a direct contradiction. One source (Daily Maverick) states Simon 'Bull' Lehoko was born in Evaton, while another source (Sedibeng Ster/The Citizen) explicitly states he is 'known to have been born in Sharpeville' and describes the claim of him being born in Evaton as 'shocking'.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... Simon “Bull” Lehoko, who plied his trade for Kaizer Chiefs, was born in Evaton. Sesotho is the most widely spoken language in Evaton, with ...
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Claim 64: “an independent candidate ran here in 2021. The candidate came fourth on the ward ballot with 9% support”

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Claim 65: “Evaton forms part of Emfuleni, the most-populous non-metropolitan municipality in South Africa.”

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Wikipedia and Mindat.org confirm Evaton is in the Emfuleni Local Municipality. However, the specific claim that Emfuleni is the 'most-populous non-metropolitan municipality' is not explicitly verified in the provided text, though the location part is verified.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · The DA pulled off a historic first by winning its first Gauteng township ward, edging the ANC in Evaton West, Emfuleni, right on the edge of ...
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Claim 66: “The next round of by-elections will be on 10 June.”

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Claim 67: “Ward 28 is on the western side of Evaton township.”

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While Wikipedia confirms Evaton is divided into Central, West, and North, and a news source mentions the DA winning Ward 28 in a township, there is no specific evidence in the provided results explicitly stating that Ward 28 is on the 'western side' of the township, although it is linked to Evaton West in other claims.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Emfuleni Local Municipality council consists of ninety members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-five w…
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Claim 68: “He [Cedric Davids] resigned from the ANC and joined a local party, Tau Dia Rora.”

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Claim 69: “The EFF found the most favour at the Apostolic Faith Mission with 18% [in the 2024 provincial election in Ward 28].”

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Claim 70: “The SACP had its best showing here [Apostolic Faith Mission] with 10% [in the by-election].”

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Claim 71: “In Kabe it [ANC] took 81% [in the by-election].”

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Claim 72: “The EFF came second here on the PR ballot, beating the DA by 73 votes, and finishing ahead of the DA in three voting districts [in 2021].”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the EFF's specific vote count or ranking relative to the DA in Ward 28.

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Claim 73: “Sesotho is the most widely spoken language in Evaton, with well over half of the residents speaking it.”

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This specific linguistic statistic is mentioned in the Daily Maverick article, but no other provided source (Wikipedia or other web results) corroborates the percentage or the status of Sesotho as the most spoken language in Evaton.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sebokeng () locally called Zweni by residents, is a middle-class township in the Emfuleni Local Municipality in southern Gauteng, South Africa near the industrial cities of Vanderbijlpark and Vereenig…
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Claim 74: “The village of Modimola was the most competitive, with the ANC getting 51% of the vote against the EFF’s 42% [in the by-election].”

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Claim 75: “in Mmabatho it [ANC] would have celebrated its high 78% return [in the by-election].”

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Claim 76: “the turnout was as high as 68% in Modimola and 71% in one of the Masuthle districts [in the by-election].”

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Claim 77: “The ward councillor died suddenly [in Ward 2].”

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Claim 78: “The EFF did best at the Mailakgang Primary School district where it took 40% [in 2021].”

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