Focus on Africa

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South Africa's ANC battered in local elections

South Africa's ANC battered in local electionsvor 5 Tagen23 Min.

South Africa's liberation party, African National Congress (ANC) has suffered its worst result in municipal elections since the end of apartheid, securing 31% of the national vote against 25 % for its main rival, the democratic Alliance (DA) and Former President Jacob Zuma's party uMkhonto weSiwe had just 10% putting it in the third place.  While the ANC remains the country’s largest party, it seems to be losing support amid growing frustration over service delivery, unemployment, and corruption.

And, Angola’s Lobito Corridor a multibillion dollar transport corridor linking the DRC to Angola's Atlantic coast aims to boost the market for Africa's critical minerals

Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna

Producers: Rukia Bulle, Bella Twine and Blessing Aderogba

Senior Producer: Keikantse Shumba

Technical Producer: Herbert Masua

Editors: Charles Gitonga and Maryam Abdalla