Coalition battles ahead in key South African cities as vote counting wraps up
Partial results for South Africa's local elections point to coalition battles in several major cities. The once-dominant African National Congress (ANC) is set to lose significant voter support, with nearly 31% of the votes out of 90% counted. While still the largest party in South Africa, the ANC is set to fail to win an outright majority in any of the eight major metros, including Johannesburg and Pretoria. Its support has steadily eroded as voters grow increasingly frustrated with corruption and the party's failure to tackle unemployment, which tops 34% more than three decades after the end of apartheid.
