President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that municipal elections would take place on 4 November 2026. The ANC began preparing to defend or recover local power after losing support in municipal contests and then its national majority in 2024. Local elections test the party through residents’ experience of water, roads, waste management and municipal accountability. The ANC’s organisational capacity to field candidates and campaign in every ward would become part of the public test.
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