By Lucas Ledwaba
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa told supporters attending Siyanqoba rally at the FNB stadium on Saturday the party was aiming to secure 90% of the votes in Limpopo, but electoral trends suggest the party may even find it difficult to stay above the 70% mark in the province, traditionally regarded as its stronghold.
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) statistics indicate that the ANC support in Limpopo has seen a decline of almost 15% since its historic victory in 2004, when it registered 89,18%.
During the last provincial and national elections in 2019, the party dropped to a 75.49% average from 78.60% in 2014. The 2014 average represented a 6.28% drop from the 84.88% it scored in 2009.
The ANC in Limpopo was at its strongest in the 2004 election achieving a massive 89.18% which had surpassed even the 88.29% it amassed in the 1999 election. During the first democratic
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