Jonathan Erasmus
The full and final results are not in yet, but the clear pattern emerging from Wednesday’s local government elections is that the ANC’s grip on Soweto has been significantly loosened.
This is a serious development, and ANC strategists should be deeply concerned about the state of the party after this election, and probably expect to be fired — or at least graciously hand in their resignations.
In 2021, the ANC won 42 of the 44 wards in the Soweto-area selection examined, with the remaining two going to the Patriotic Alliance.
The latest provisional results on Friday morning show the ANC leading in about 24 of those wards.
As of 6.30am on 6 November, in Ward 14, covering Protea North and Naledi, the ANC’s share of the vote has fallen from 50.6% in 2021 to just over 30% in the provisional 2026 count.
In Jabulani and Molapo (Ward 34),
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