The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has retained ward 13 at Seshego near Polokwane in Limpopo following yesterday’s hotly contested by-election.

EFF won the ward with a majority of 57.34%.

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The EFF Retains Ward 13 in Seshego, Polokwane, reaffirming the people’s unwavering confidence in the leadership of the organisation.

This victory is a testament to the trust the community places in the EFF to champion their struggles and deliver genuine… pic.twitter.com/qW9vVVE8EP

— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) July 17, 2025

The African National Congress (ANC) came in second with a support base of 2 000 votes, putting the party at just above 40%.

The South African Communist Party (SACP), which was contesting elections independently from the ANC for the first time in the province, only secured 70 votes, just over 1% of the total votes cast.

IEC Provincial Electoral Officer, Nkaro Mateta, announced the EFF’s Michael Ramaphoko as the new ward councillor.

“The winner for this ward is a candidate from the Economic Freedom Fighters, Mongatane Michael Ramaphoko, who won this ward with 57.34%. We’d like to congratulate the EFF for this hard work, and we are saying to the parties that lost, next time, I think they will work harder, and really, we are satisfied with these by-elections.”

Meanwhile, the SACP says their relations in the tripartite alliance won’t be jeopardised by contesting against the ANC.