South Africa: Podcast - Joburg Ready to Dump the ANC

South Africa: Podcast - Joburg Ready to Dump the ANC

Funda ngesiZuluA new poll has the ANC at just 18% in Johannesburg, in the city that's been its political heart since before 1994.

ANC says it can rescue Joburg, but where is the turnaround plan?

ANC NEC member Dickson Masemola says Johannesburg’s current problems were inherited from the DA-led coalition government that took over in 2016, and insists the ANC can fix the city.

ANC Admits Service Delivery Failures, Promises Renewal and Accountability, and Now Asks South Africans to Give the Party Another Chance Ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections

ANC Admits Service Delivery Failures, Promises Renewal and Accountability, and Now Asks South Africans to Give the Party Another Chance Ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections The ANC has appealed to South Africans to give the party another opportunity at the ballot box ahead of the upcoming local government elections. During a recent briefing, […] The post ANC Admits Service Delivery Failures, Promises Renewal and Accountability, and Now A…

ANC blames coalitions for service delivery failures, South Africans reject party’s argument

ANC's Dickson Masemola blamed coalition politics for service delivery failures in many municipalities, but South Africans pushed back against his claims.

'Municipalities functioned well until ANC lost power in 2016'

The ANC has placed the blame for the deterioration of governance and service delivery in South Africa’s metropolitan municipalities on coalition governments that took power after the 2016 local government elections. Addressing the media at the party’s headquarters on Pixley ka Isaka Seme Street in Johannesburg, members of the ANC’s Local Government Intervention Task Team argued that many of the country’s metros functioned effectively under ANC …

ANC asks voters for another chance to govern municipalities - Inside Politics

By Akani Nkuna The ANC Local Government Intervention Task Team (LGITT) chairperson, Stella Ndabeni, has called on South Africans to give the party another opportunity to lead at municipal level, saying it has reviewed its policies, undergone renewal and learnt from previous governance failures. “Yes, we acknowledge fully that we have failed in certain instances, and this is why we are appealing to South Africans to say, give us another time to i…