NYT > World News South Africa’s Politics May Never Be the Same Again Par : John Eligon 8 novembre 2026 à 00:01 The African National Congress lost big in local elections, turning a once-dominant force credited with overturning apartheid into “any other political party.” © Marco Longari/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesSupporters of the uMkhonto we Sizwe party, which is led by Jacob Zuma, in Durban, South Africa, after local government elections on Wednesday.