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DA by-election losses: election analyst Dawie Scholtz answers 5 questions

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Independent analyst Dawie Scholtz has built a mathematical projection model for News24 which we will use to project the most likely election results.

Independent analyst Dawie Scholtz has built a mathematical projection model for News24 which we will use to project the most likely election results.

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South Africans voted in 95 ward by-elections on Wednesday, the largest pool of voters to head to the polls ahead of the 2021 local government elections.

The results proved to be particularly damaging for South Africa's official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), with large losses across the board.

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