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South Africa’s Low-Key Municipal Polls Pose Risks for Investors

South Africa’s nationwide municipal elections on Wednesday hold few fears for investors, if market indicators are anything to go by. But shifts in broad support for the major political parties could provide a read on the future of the governing coalition that has steered the country’s fiscal and economic reforms.

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