ANC says municipal election results and low turnout are a warning to the party

As preliminary municipal results emerged, the ANC said that low turnout and losses sent an unambiguous message that voters were disappointed with the party’s slow progress on local government, basic services and corruption. This was a notable admission from the governing organisation. The election took place during the pandemic and after years of service-delivery disputes, especially in communities shaped by apartheid-era spatial and economic exclusion.