South Africans vote in local elections that could continue the decline of the once-mighty ANC
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans began voting Wednesday in local elections that are an evaluation of the once-mighty African National Congress party, which led the country out of white minority rule but has seen a consistent decline in support over the last decade. The elections will decide who leads South Africa's eight main city municipalities as well as its 44 district and 205 local councils. A key battleground is the largest city and economic hub of Johannesburg. It's often been called...
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