Ramaphosa rejects polls predicting ANC losses as party makes final election push

Three days before South Africa’s November 4 local elections, Cyril Ramaphosa rejected polls predicting a decline in ANC support and said the party would outperform its rivals. At the ANC’s final rally in Mdantsane, in kuGompo City, he cited the crowd as evidence of the party’s strength but warned that rally attendance did not guarantee votes. He urged volunteers to mobilise voters and recalled that some supporters stayed home in the 2024 national and provincial elections, hurting the party’s performance.