South Africa's ANC facing worst-ever performance in local elections
Near-final results show South Africa's once dominant ANC will see its lowest-ever vote percentage. The party is taking the blame for shoddy municipal services, including water and electricity shortages.
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[Claude] All three other reports cover the same South African local election results: Report 1's 31 percent national figure is consistent with their near-final counts, and Report 4 adds metro-level detail with
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