ANC Loses Ground in South African Municipal Vote, Modeling Shows

Bloomberg Politics5 November 2026, 08:49 UTCSouth Africa

The African National Congress, South Africa’s biggest political party, appears to have hemorrhaged support in Wednesday’s municipal elections, modeling based on the early results shows.

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