Orania likely to fall under EFF council

03 June 2016 - 10:42 By TMG Digital

The Afrikaner enclave of Orania in the Northern Cape could find itself under an EFF local government after the municipal elections.Orania falls in ward 2 in the Thembelihle local municipality‚ where current mayor Danny Jonas – who previously stood as an independent candidate - will be standing as the EFF’s mayoral candidate‚ reports Business Day.Jonas says he has now been asked by his supporters to find them a permanent political home and make sure the red-beret "revolution" takes off. He is confident that he can defeat the ANC at the polls‚ under the EFF banner.Read the full story at www.bdlive.co.za– TMG Digital..

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