I've been vindicated - De Lille

05 August 2016 - 09:07 By Babalo Ndenze and Bianca Capazorio

The ANC has all but conceded defeat in the Cape Town metro, where the DA scents a landslide victory. "We knew we were going to have a serious challenge," said ANC mayoral candidate Xolani Sotashe."This is democracy. We said from the beginning, whatever outcome, we will accept. If the ANC loses I will actually extend a hand to Patricia de Lille and congratulate her," he said. Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille said: "It's so sweet, vindication. There have been a lot of detractors and thumb-suck information: 'Cape Town is the most unequal city' and all of those kind of things.How did your ward/city vote? Click here for the #ElectionResults:http://bit.ly/2apwZKU"You cannot run an election on the same strategy year after year, every five years without a plan. Yes, the issue of race is important, but it is not the only issue when you deal with local government elections. "So, you know, [the ANC] sounds like a stuck record," said De Lille.Sotashe said the ANC reclaimed wards lost to the DA in 2011. He accused the DA of using "state machinery" to make inroads into historically advantaged areas. ..

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