# South Africans vote in local elections seen as a test for ANC

https://mins.news/en/item/128842

- DW, 2026-11-04 10:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/south-africans-vote-in-local-elections-in-test-for-anc/a-79851651?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> South Africans began voting in municipal elections that could bring further losses for the ANC amid frustration over failing services, corruption, crime, unemployment and housing costs. Johannesburg is a key battleground; voters choose councillors, who then select mayors and form local administrations.

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