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South Africans vote in local elections seen as test for embattled ANC
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Municipal failures have contributed to declining public trust, President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted.
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Al Jazeera emphasises “South Africans vote in local elections seen as test for embattled ANC”; ABC News leads with “South Africans vote in local elections that could continue decline of ANC”.
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Municipal failures have contributed to declining public trust, President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted.
4 sources at this update - Headline updated
Polls suggest the governing party could fall below 40 percent as voters weigh failing services.
4 sources at this update - Headline updated
South Africans have begun voting in local elections that are seen as an evaluation of the party that led the country out of white minority rule.
4 sources at this update - Headline updated
South Africans head to the polls on Wednesday amid water shortages, frustration with local services and questions over whether the ANC's support will keep falling.
2 sources at this update