South Africans began voting in local government elections on Wednesday, choosing municipal representatives amid concerns about unemployment, crime, water shortages and poor basic services. The African National Congress faces voter discontent over water outages, power cuts and crumbling infrastructure; polls cited by The Guardian indicated it could win less than a third of the vote.
WHO:
South African voters
WHAT:
South Africans began voting in local government elections to choose municipal representatives.
WHEN:
Nov 4, 2026
WHERE:
South Africa
WHY:
Voters are choosing municipal representatives in an election taking place amid concerns about unemployment, crime, water shortages and basic services; reported frustration with outages and infrastructure has put the ANC under pressure.
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