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South Africans vote in municipal elections seen as a test for the ANC

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South Africa votes in local elections as growing anger threatens ANC
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Summary

South Africans voted on Wednesday, November 4, in municipal elections in which parties are battling for control of major cities. Voters queued from early in the day, with anger over corruption, crime and failing public services threatening to inflict fresh losses on the African National Congress (ANC). The ANC, which led the country out of white minority rule, has seen a consistent decline in support over the last decade, and the vote is expected to be a tough test for the party. It is also expected to offer a measure of the national mood before the next national polls.

This continues an earlier story: South Africans vote in local elections amid anger over crime, corruption and failing basic services

Later: South Africa's ANC on track for sharp losses in municipal elections · Coalition battles ahead in key South African cities as vote counting wraps up

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  1. Africanews

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    Reports that South Africans voted on Wednesday in a closely watched local government election, with parties battling for control of major cities and the contest expected to offer a measure of the national mood before the next national polls.

  2. RFI

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    Reports that South Africans queued from early on Wednesday to vote in municipal elections, with anger over corruption, crime and failing public services threatening to inflict fresh losses on the ANC.

  3. Africanews

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    Reports that South Africans were voting on Wednesday in local elections expected to be a tough test for the ANC, which has seen a consistent decline in support over the last decade.

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