ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula described the municipal election result as catastrophic for the party and said the ANC must accept voters' message.
Claimed by: Fikile Mbalula, ANC secretary-general
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Who's reporting it
- Al Jazeera , 2026-11-08: Mbalula called the result 'catastrophic', said the party would not beg for posts in coalition talks and should 'put our house in order'. source
- 1News (Associated Press) , 2026-11-09: Mbalula called it 'a very catastrophic outcome', said anyone who had not heard voters' message was lost, and urged the party to be humble. source
History
- 2026-11-10: Corroborated. Al Jazeera and AP each report the remark; Al Jazeera adds that he said the ANC would not beg for positions in coalition talks.