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Five takeaways from South Africa’s 2026 local government elections | SA News

South Africa’s long-dominant African National Congress, tarnished by years of corruption scandals, is on course for its worst electoral setback yet as results come in from local government elections.

Here are five things to know from the Wednesday vote, which could redefine the future of the party of late liberation icon Nelson Mandela as opposition groups chip away at its base.

– Decline of ANC –

While still the largest party in South Africa, the ANC is set to secure just 31 percent of the vote nationally and fail to win an outright majority in any of the eight major metros, including Johannesburg and Pretoria.

That represents a drop of roughly 14 percentage points from its 2021 local…

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