ANC or DA? Newcomer KDF deciding who to crown as kings of the Karoo
10 August 2016
Cape Town - The Karoo Democratic Force (KDF) hoped to be able to announce later on Wednesday whether it would crown the Democratic Alliance or the African National Congress as the kings of the Karoo after last week's elections resulted in a hung council.
The DA initially thought the Beaufort West Municipality was in the bag when the results of the 2016 local government elections came through on Thursday.
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille was overjoyed that the DA had taken the municipality from the ANC and controversial Mayor Truman Prince for the first time.
But in a surprise twist, once the complicate formulas were completed, it emerged that the two parties' race ended in a tie, leaving the ANC and DA with six council seats each.