Ramaphosa calls on Cape Town residents to vote ANC

By Siman Nare

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged Cape Town residents to vote for the party in the November 4 local government elections as it seeks to regain control of the metro from the Democratic Alliance (DA).

Ramaphosa was speaking during the ANC’s door-to-door campaign in Mfuleni on Saturday, as part of a two-day visit to the Western Cape to intensify the party’s election campaign.

The ANC hopes to improve on its 2021 performance as it challenges the DA in Cape Town, which it last governed in 2006.

An Ipsos survey conducted in September 2026 put DA support in Cape Town at 46%, down from the 58.2% it received in the 2021 local government elections. The ANC polled 26%, followed by the EFF at 11% and the Patriotic Alliance at 8%.

The figures suggest the DA could fall short of an outright majority, potentially opening the door to a