The DA has tightened its grip on Rustenburg’s CBD-based ward 15, sweeping the boards in the recent by-elections, leaving both the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) and the ANC adrift. The outcome entrenches the DA‘s dominance in this platinum capital ward, while exposing the FF+ as the real casualty of the contest. Ward 15 has long been a battleground between the DA and FF+, with the ANC historically trailing far behind. DA swept 81% of ward 15 votes in …