'I strongly believe that this is the beginning of the end of the ANC‚' said political analyst Ralph Mathekga.
Mathekga said the results showed that the ANC had not recovered from 2016’s poor showing.The ANC was already reeling from a poor performance in the 2016 local government vote‚ but it appears to be even worse this time around‚ according to experts and based on results counted by the end of Tuesday evening.
While the ANC in 2016 mainly lost in Gauteng and in the Nelson Mandela Bay metros‚ it now appears set to get a bloodied nose in its traditional strong bases‚ including in KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State. Experts believe this is a new dawn in South African politics. Political analyst Dr Ralph Mathekga said the biggest surprise was Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA. Mashaba was the Johannesburg mayor on a DA ticket after 2016‚ but went on to form his new party.
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