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title: "LGE2016: All the highlights"
description: "Check out the highlights from the 2016 Local Government Elections from the DAILY MAVERICK and CHRONICLE teams. It'll put a smile on your dial - one election promise that you can trust. Really."
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published: "2016-08-04T18:26:09"
updated: "2016-08-04T18:43:00"
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# LGE2016: All the highlights

> Check out the highlights from the 2016 Local Government Elections from the DAILY MAVERICK and CHRONICLE teams. It'll put a smile on your dial - one election promise that you can trust. Really.

By Daily Maverick & Chronicle · Published 4 August 2016, 20:26 SAST · Updated 4 August 2016, 20:43 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGhbVlGSOuw)

*Photo: Voters gesture towards a helicopter in Vuwani on 3 August 2016. (REUTERS) Video edited by Stephen Horn.*