South Africans are voting in highly contested local elections likely to see a haemorrhaging of votes
Corroborated by 4 sources from 4 publishers
TL;DR
The African National Congress is on course for a bruising result in South Africa’s local elections on Wednesday as voters go to the polls amid deep discontent over water outages, power cuts and crumbling infrastructure.
Sources
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr4g1x6l77xyo?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
2
BBC News (World)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr4g1x6l77xyo?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
3
The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/04/anc-south-africa-local-elections-water-outages-power-cuts
4
ABC News Top Stories
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/south-africans-vote-local-elections-continue-decline-mighty-137836623
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Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/4/south-africans-vote-in-local-elections-seen-as-test-for-embattled-anc?traffic_source=rss