LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Elections will tear the ANC apart
By Stephen GrootesSouth Africa
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The ANC now appears to be in a doom loop – as it loses votes, so the fights for the positions and power left over become more intense, and thus it loses more votes. And each public division will speed up the party’s decline.
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- 44 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 20, 2026
- Byline
- Stephen Grootes
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- Daily Maverick