South Africa’s ANC on track for new lows in local polls

The ANC was on about 32 percent of the vote after almost half of the votes were counted in municipal elections.Published On 5 Nov 20265 Nov 2026South Africa’s early municipal election results have shown the African National Congress (ANC) with a sharply reduced vote share, weakening the long-dominant party’s control of key cities such as Johannesburg.The ANC was on about 32 percent of the vote, with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in second place at 25 percent, after more than 60 percent of the votes had been counted in this week’s municipal elections, data from the election commission showed late on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3South African rugby player Hyron Andrews remembered in emotional tributelist 2 of 3From Morocco to South Africa, Israel election watched closely across Africalist 3 of 3Foreign national beaten to death by a mob in South Africaend of listMeanwhile, former President Jacob Zuma’s breakaway opposition uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party was in third place with 8.5 percent, below levels suggested by opinion polls.About 15.9 million of 29.2 million registered voters cast ballots, the electoral commission said, putting turnout at an estimated 54.5 p...