‘A Wipeout’: Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh on the ANC’s Local Election Losses

Political analyst Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh speaks to Daily Maverick journalist Reitumetse Pilane at the Electoral Commission’s national results operation centre, as votes from the 4 November 2026 local government elections are counted. Mpofu-Walsh describes the elections as “a whirlwind, a whitewash and a wipeout”. The interview offers an early assessment of the result as counting continues.

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