Politics● Low14m ago · Nov 8, 2026, 5:35 PM
South Africa elections: ANC marks its worst-ever performance
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from DW News [en] · Sub-Saharan Africa
The African National Congress, the party of late Nobel Prize winner Nelson Mandela, slumped to its worst-ever result in South Africa's municipal election. The voters blame the ANC for water and electricity shortages.
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