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ANC electoral support dwindles as Mbalula's blunders deepen party turmoil

iol.co.za · economy

The ANC’s failure to register 181 candidates has intensified questions about its organisational readiness and Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula’s leadership ahead of South Africa’s 4 November 2026 municipal elections.

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