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Broke, divided and barely visible: the ANC limps towards 4 November

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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. Hosted by: Ferial Haffajee and Mondli Makhanya Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze This episode of Power Chat is brought to you by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, an organisation dedicated to strengthening democracy and human rights across the world, and creating new momentum for liberalism. 00:00 – Introduction: Election Season 01:55 – The ANC's "Ground Campaign" 02:45 – Funding and Organisational Strain 05:00 – Visibility on the Campaign Trail 06:05 – Regional Defiance of National Decisions 07:55 – Andile Lungisa and Luthuli House 08:45 – Frank Chikane Left Off the Joburg List 11:05 – Johannesburg Polling and the DA 13:00 – Coalition Models for Johannesburg 15:55 – Business Pressure and the National ANC 18:05 – The Coalition Timeline 19:55 – Tshwane You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including YouTube, Apple Podcast and Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/ Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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