ANC on course for bruising defeat in South Africa local elections

Briefing by News4U · First published 2026-11-06 14:23:02 UTC

The Guardian reported that South Africa’s African National Congress was on course for a bruising defeat in local elections, falling under a third of the national vote with more than 80% of ballots counted. The ANC was on 31.8% nationally, almost 14 percentage points below its 2021 local election result, while the Democratic Alliance had 24.1% and former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe party 9.3%. The ANC is projected to lose biggest-party status in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, with final results expected Sunday; turnout was estimated at 54.5%, up from 46% five years ago. [1]

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1. ANC faces bruising defeat in South African local elections with 80% of ballots counted

   The Guardian · 2026-11-06 12:48:37 UTC · Full text

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