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Poll set to be a battle of old foes

MINNOWS

The big squeeze has started and South Africa’s political minnows and sprats are being churned into chum.

The most recent poll suggests that at the national level, the 2024 election is emerging as a familiar battle between old foes: the ANC and the DA. The likely result, too, will be familiar: a triumphant but damaged ANC facing off against an official opposition that consists largely of a faintly revived DA.

Except for the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP), new parties are unlikely to play anything

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