The ANC’s historic vote collapse signals a major shift in South African politics, challenging its decades-long dominance and forcing a reckoning with its declining relevance.
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Former liberation movement’s share of national vote almost 14 percentage points below 2021 resultThe African National Congress is on course to suffer a bruising defeat in South Africa’s local elections, with the once dominant party of Nelson Mandela falling to under a third of the vote nationally with more than 80% of ballots counted.Wednesday’s fragmented vote marks another stage in the decline of the ANC, which has led national governments since the end of white minority apartheid rule in 1994. High unemployment, crime, corruption and poor local service delivery have all contributed to voters turning away from the party. Continue reading...
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