{
  "id": 18512146,
  "title": "CSIR predicts political shift in four eThekwini townships",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/csir-predicts-political-shift-in-four-ethekwini-townships",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T13:42:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/csir-predicts-political-shifts-in-four-ethekwini-townships/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) predicts a significant political shift in four eThekwini townships. According to their projections, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) is expected to secure approximately 54% of the vote share in KwaMashu, Umlazi, Inanda, and Ntuzuma. With nearly half a million South Africans registered to vote in these areas, 45% of voting districts have been declared so far. The MKP's gains in the 2021 local elections have come at the expense of the African National Congress (ANC), which is now projected to receive around 19% of the vote in these townships. The ANC once enjoyed an 80% support base in KwaMashu, Umlazi, Inanda, and Ntuzuma during the 2011 and 2016 local government elections. The Democratic Alliance (DA) also shows limited support in these eThekwini townships compared to their gains in Johannesburg. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are predicted to lose more than half of their 17% support from the 2021 election, dropping to just 2% in these townships. However, all these projections are subject to change as more voting districts are declared and the final results are calculated.",
  "summary": "DA does not enjoy the level of support in the eThekweni townships that it has gained in Johannesburg",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}