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Mosotho Moepya, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), said there will be 142,072 candidates contesting for over 10,500 council seats in the November 4 local government elections.
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More than 142,000 candidates are gearing up for the November local elections.

  • Wendy Jasson Da Costa
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