'People have spoken': Ramaphosa reacts to outcome of local govt polls

President Cyril Ramaphosa He said his African National Congress accepts the outcome. with humility following the result of the local government elections that saw the party secure just over 30 percent of the vote in South Africa Now they want to live better and see their lives move forward. They want jobs. And they want opportunities. They want water. to come from the tap and the electricity that works from from from s from from from. They want their garbage collected. their parks maintained and their streets safe. In pursuit of this, They have made their political choices during this election. The ANC lost control of several key municipalities. and city councils, despite remaining the largest party nationally. Its coalition partner, the DA, came in a close second. Through these elections, our people have made their political choices. In the ANC's popularity has declined for more than a decade. In 2024 it lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in a national election ever which brought about a coalition national government with rn m e n t