South Africans give ANC worst polls result
The African National Congress lost its grip on local government in Tshwane, home of South Africa's capital Pretoria, as results yesterday gave the opposition Democratic Alliance a second big win in the ANC's worst election since the end of apartheid.
The ANC has also lost Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan area in the Eastern Cape, which includes Port Elizabeth, to the DA.
Unemployment, a stagnating economy and scandals around President Jacob Zuma led voters to punish the ANC, changing the outlook for national elections in 2019 and potentially emboldening Zuma's rivals within the ANC to challenge him.
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