{
  "id": 18252635,
  "title": "ANC takes 42 seats with 8% of votes counted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/anc-takes-42-seats-with-8-of-votes-counted",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T03:48:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/anc-takes-42-seats-with-8-of-votes-counted/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The African National Congress (ANC) has secured 42 seats across South Africa as 8% of votes have been counted in the 2026 Local Government Elections (LGE). The Peoples Movement for Change claimed victory in two constituencies in Laingsburg and Kamisberg, while the Siyancuma Independent Forum claimed a seat in Northern Cape. With its smaller population, the province is leading in vote counting, with 32% of votes already verified. The National Party (DA) came in second in the province with 11 seats. The Patriotic Alliance (PA) is third nationally, with nine seats, primarily from their strongholds in the Northern and Western Cape. A resident of Hanover Park in Cape Town expressed the need for more security to combat gang violence. According to SABC News, City of Cape Town has reported that the DA holds 62.14% of the vote, while the ANC holds 8.34%, and the PA holds 5.61%.",
  "summary": "The ANC has won 42 seats around the country with 8% of the votes. Counting will continue",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}