The ANC’s priority prior to the national elections in three years’ time will be to claw back the minority vote.
ANCYL president Julius Malema lost votes for the ANC in minority communities, the party has said.
The Democratic Alliance’s strategy to rebrand itself and create a home for people of all colours pays off.
Excitement, controversy and "toilet wars" all contributed to an unprecedented 57% of the electorate turning out to vote in the municipal elections.
A harried week of phone banking and social networking marked parties’ final drive.
Cope was to blame for the Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan council remaining in ANC hands, Cope officials themselves conceded.
A shockingly low turnout of voters in Mpumalanga was reported on Thursday morning when bleary-eyed party officials returned to the IEC in Pretoria.
The Independent Electoral Commission is expecting only 40% of the voter turnout, a lower percentage to the 2006 local government.
The first results of the 2011 municipal elections came in at 8:22pm on Wednesday, more than one hour after voting stations around the country closed.
Democracy think-tank Idasa has taken issue with vote-buying practices leading up to the elections, but the IEC has paid their complaints little mind.