South Africa’s Local Elections Put Municipal Services in Focus
Politics · First reported 3 Nov, 11:39 · Updated 12:43
Voters are weighing local services, safety and confidence in municipal government as they choose council representatives and parties. The election will also test support for the ANC and determine whether coalition governments form in more municipalities.
- Water shortages, unreliable electricity and other basic-service problems are prominent concerns for voters.
- The vote is a test of the ANC’s support, while turnout and party results will shape municipal councils and possible coalitions.
- Coverage also identifies crime and migration as election issues, and reports that the electoral commission is investigating more than 700 disinformation complaints.
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- Registered voters
- France 24 reports 29 million registered voters.
- ANC vote share
- The ANC received 53.91% of the overall vote in 2016 and 45.59% in 2021.
- Disinformation complaints
- The IEC was investigating more than 700 complaints.
- Local-election turnout
- Turnout was 57.95% in 2016 and 45.87% in 2021.
- Candidates
- The IEC said 136,760 candidates were contesting across the country.
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