Mbalula: ANC Will Do Its Work From Opposition Benches After Poor Showing At Municipal Polls

ANC head of elections Fikile Mbalula said the party will work with communities from the opposition benches in metropolitan municipalities where it failed to govern.

The ANC dropped to below 50% of the national vote and lost power in the three Gauteng key metros during the local government elections, its worst election showing since coming to power in 1994.  

Mbalula was briefing the media on Thursday after talks on coalitions following the elections.

He said the party has been able to form coalitions in the Nelson Mandela Bay and eThekwini metros.

However, he said while the ANC spoke to various other parties about cooperation and forming coalitions, it did not engage the Democratic Alliance (DA).

“We did not have any discussions with the Democratic Alliance. We had a choice to engage with the DA, because we and the DA have the majority in the country in terms of the