Reeling from its worst election showing ever, top officials from South Africa’s African National Congress began a meeting Thursday to assess the damage and map out a coalition strategy after voters stripped its municipal dominance.
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South Africa’s ANC has recorded its worst-ever showing in local elections since Nelson Mandela led the country out of apartheid and into democracy more than 30 years ago, a result the party has called “catastrophic”.
South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) is heading for an historically poor election performance, with the near-final tally from Wednesday’s municipal polls showing it coming in with just over 30% of the vote.
