Staff Reporter
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has started a grassroots push to rebuild support in former strongholds and defend eThekwini ahead of the 2026 local government elections, as the party tries to recover from its bruising defeat to Jacob Zuma’s MK Party.
The party’s provincial task team coordinator, James Nxumalo, addressed residents, ANC members and alliance partners at the Michael Gwala Community Hall in Ntshanga over the weekend in an “intensified renewal campaign”.
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The campaign comes after the MK Party won the most votes in KwaZulu-Natal in the 2024 provincial election, taking 45.3%, ahead of the IFP on 18% and the ANC on 17%.
The next local government elections are scheduled for 4 November, and are expected to test the ANC’s ability to retain control in key municipalities after years of declining electoral support, coalition instability and anger over service delivery
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