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LGE 2026 QUICK TAKES: Heat, rain and rubbish as early figures point to higher voter turnout

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In our second LGE Quick Take, BER political analyst Natasha Marrian unpacks early indications of higher voter turnout in South Africa's local government elections, the possible implications for the major political parties, and why it is still too early to draw conclusions from the first results.