Years of poor governance and corruption have left voters increasingly unwilling to give the governing party another chance.
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ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa is serving his last term as ANC president, and the new leader will take over from 2027.
Thuthukile Zuma has resigned from the ANC Greater Johannesburg Regional Executive Committee (REC), with the region saying she jumped ship before facing disciplinary action over alleged absenteeism and attacks on secretary-general Fikile Mbalula.
Nasiphi Moya’s leadership of Tshwane raises a wider question: are South African voters beginning to reward visible municipal performance and individual accountability over traditional party loyalty?
