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  - name: "Mondli Makhanya"
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# Watch — Where’s the ANC? Inside the party’s quietest election campaign yet

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By Ferial Haffajee and Mondli Makhanya · Published 7 October 2026, 20:23 SAST

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*[Watch video on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-10-07-watch-wheres-the-anc-inside-the-partys-quietest-election-campaign-yet-1/)*

With less than a month until South Africa’s 4 November local government elections, Daily Maverick’s Ferial Haffajee and Mondli Makhanya assess the state of the ANC’s campaign. They also talk about Johannesburg, where recent polling suggests the DA will not win an outright majority.

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