ANC head of elections Fikile Mbalula has conceded the party does not appear set for a clean sweep in all municipalities, citing time constraints, internal battles and grievances about candidate selection.
Speaking to TimesLIVE on Tuesday at the national results centre in Pretoria, Mbalula said despite declining electoral support which has put the ANC below 50% in the country’s widely contested metros, they were happy with the numbers because it could have been worse.
The ANC has been mum on the possibility of going into coalitions after previously aiming for outright wins in all the councils. The party had been hard at work campaigning for votes, pleading with disgruntled voters to give it another chance and help it return to its former glory — a position of governance in most of the country’s metros.
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