Politics 26 October 2026, 07:00 via IOL

Battle for Cape Town: PA’s Cheslyn Daniels faces dissatisfied residents in his own ward | LGE 2026

Ward 56 councillor Cheslyn Daniels says housing and service-delivery concerns could cost the DA support in Kensington, Maitland and Factreton. Residents interviewed by IOL, however, expressed sharply divided views ahead of the 4 November 2026 local government elections.

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