Boxing match for parties in ring

An election is like a reality show, and the drama peaks at the ballot box. But the real action happens before that, during the campaign, and the heat is turned up during election day. And while by-elections come and go, mostly unnoticed by anyone outside of a particular ward, it’s a boxing match of mammoth proportions for parties in the ring. An Ekurhuleni by-election this week, foreshadowed what voters might expect in the run-up to next year’s national poll. A battle to the last mobilised voter. Because, campaign as much as you want, said local Democratic Alliance (DA) chief whip...

from The Citizen https://www.citizen.co.za/news/boxing-match-for-parties-ringmay-2023/