KWAZULU-NATAL ANC chairperson Sihle Zikalala said on Thursday that corruption against party leaders, political infighting and the inability to improve the lives of ordinary people were some of the reasons responsible for the party’s poor showing at Monday’s local government elections.
The ANC has been outshone by the Inkatha Freedom Party in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
The IFP has won 16 of the councils throughout the province.
According to the Independent Electoral Commission’s results dashboard, the governing party slipped from 57% it received during the 2016 municipal elections to a paltry 42.2%.
Both the Democratic Alliance and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) emerged as the big winners, with the DA coming in second place with 25.62% of the voter share while the red berets scored 10.48%.
The IFP emerged as the fourth biggest party in the metro, receiving 7.13%.
Speaking at a party briefing on Thursday, Zikalala said supporters in ANC strongholds
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