Politics● Elevated12h ago · Nov 6, 2026, 2:51 PM
First results show South Africa's ANC headed to all-time election low with 32%
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Africanews [en] · Sub-Saharan Africa
Partial results for South Africa's local elections were released on Friday, and showed the ruling African National Congress was headed for its worst-ever election performance with 32% of the votes after 80% had been counted.
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