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South Africa: ANC dips below 50% in local elections

A look at South Africa’s local election results, with the ANC party, which has ruled the country since 1994, receiving less than 50% of votes.

A look at South Africa’s local election results, with the ANC party, which has ruled the country since 1994, receiving less than 50% of votes. We get the thoughts of Auwal Socio-Economic Research Institute’s Ebrahim Fakir.

Plus, we take a look at some of the contenders in the race ahead of The Gambia’s first presidential election since Yahya Jammeh was overthrown in 2016.

And the latest from the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, including an interview with 17-year-old South African activist Ayakha Melithafa.

(Photo: A voter in ANC attire in Johannesburg; Credit: Getty Images)

23 minutes

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Fri 5 Nov 202115:06GMT

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  • Fri 5 Nov 202115:06GMT

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