South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is projected to lose further support in Wednesday’s municipal elections, with early vote counts showing the party around 32% of the vote as more ballots are tallied. Multiple outlets report that modelling based on early results points to “losing ground,” suggesting the ANC may fall toward new lows in local support.
Several reports link the shift to public frustration with municipal service delivery. Bloomberg says anger is high over outages and deteriorating infrastructure, including problems with water and power as well as potholes and road conditions. Moneyweb adds a process-and-timing context, saying the electoral commission is expected to publish the results and the distribution of seats across South Africa’s 257 municipal councils over the weekend.
Across the coverage, the main differences are how early results are framed—some emphasise polling levels and others focus on modelling or anticipated seat allocation. All accounts agree the ANC is underperforming and that final outcomes and seat distribution remain pending pending official release.
