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ANC owns up to catastrophic poll results
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula described the election results as catastrophic and acknowledged that the party must take responsibility for local government failures, poor service delivery, internal divisions, and distant representatives. Mbalula addressed the media at the National Results Operations Centre at the Gallagher conversion centre in Midrand yesterday.
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March and March says the ANC’s poor performance in South Africa’s 2026 local government elections reflects growing frustration over migration, jobs, crime and public services.
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- November 8, 2026
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