South Africa’s ANC heads for worst-ever showing in local elections
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Near-final results from Wednesday’s municipal polls, with 98% of votes counted by Saturday, put the ANC at just over 30% of the vote—its lowest share on record. South Africa’s Electoral Commission said it lost majorities in six of eight metropolitan areas amid anger over water, electricity, unemployment, crime and corruption. President Cyril Ramaphosa had not addressed the result by Saturday evening; Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula called the outcome catastrophic and said the party must rebuild public trust.
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