The party's provincial interim working committee acknowledged defeat in the city but celebrated the number of wards it won from the DA in the outlying municipalities where the DA's support has declined.
“We have noted that the DA has lost its majority in no less than 15 municipalities in the province that they won outright in 2016,” said the ANC in a statement.
The party is already talking about possible coalition partners in the outlying municipalities to make sure they keep the DA at bay including where the DA has a majority but not enough to govern. These engagements will also be underpinned by the approach the party's national leadership will adopt at its upcoming special national working committee scheduled to sit on Friday.
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