{
  "id": 18103368,
  "title": "NCC's Varrie predicts DA will fall ‘well below’ 50% in Western Cape",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/nccs-varrie-predicts-da-will-fall-well-below-50-in-western-cape",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T10:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/lge2026/2026-11-04-nccs-varrie-predicts-da-will-fall-well-below-50-in-western-cape/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Larry Varrie, Deputy President of the National Coloured Congress (NCC), is predicting that the Democratic Alliance (DA) will receive less than 50 percent of the vote in the upcoming 2026 Local Government Elections in the Western Cape. Varrie expressed confidence in the NCC's efforts and the support of their people in bringing about this outcome. The NCC plans to continue fighting white supremacy in the Western Cape while pushing for an agenda of restoring people's dignity in previously disadvantaged areas, specifically outside of affluent suburbs. Varrie participated in the Local General Elections at Edgemead Primary School on 4 November 2026, the same day as DA leader and incumbent City of Cape Town mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis. Varrie emphasized that he was voting in Edgemead, a predominantly white area, to make a political statement and restore dignity to communities that had been marginalized for centuries. Varrie stressed that the NCC's support for the DA is not based on ethnicity, but on their commitment to restoring dignity to disadvantaged communities.",
  "summary": "NCC Deputy President Larry Varrie says his party is confident the DA will fall below 50% in the Western Cape, as voters cast ballots in the 2026 local government elections.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}