South Africa's leading ANC party trounced in municipal elections over lack of basic infrastructure

Cyril Ramaphosa and a statue of Nelson Mandela Screenshots/XReading modeReadingAaPaperAaSepiaAaNightSouth Africa’s leading left-wing party, the African National Congress, received a major rebuke from voters in cities including the provincial capital of Johannesburg over failures to meet basic infrastructure needs.The right-wing Democratic Alliance (DA) made significant gains in recent local elections, giving its mayoral candidate in Johannesburg, Helen Zille, a strong shot at sailing to victory in the final count.The 75-year-old white leader, affectionately nicknamed "Gogo" ("Grandmother" in Zulu), previously served as mayor of the nation's second-largest city, Cape Town, which also remained in DA control.A top issue in the elections was ANC's failure to address shortages in services including water, electricity, road maintenance, streetlights and uncollected refuse, the Los Angeles Times reported.ANC managed to maintain an overall majority of support but posted its worst-ever showing…

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