PoliticsANC faces major setback in South African local elections as vote count passes 80%

With more than 80% of ballots counted, the African National Congress had 31.8% of the national vote, almost 14 percentage points below its 2021 local-election result. It was projected to lose its position as the biggest party in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, while coalition talks continued in several municipalities.

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