South Africa’s ANC is humbled by its worst election results as it continues its decline

CAPE TOWN, South Africa: South Africa’s African National Congress party was handed its worst election results ever Sunday in a new low point on its gradual decline in popularity as voters rebuked it for a failure to deliver basic services like water and electricity in towns and cities. The once-dominant ANC — the party of Nelson Mandela — received 31 percent of the vote in Wednesday’s local government elections, according to official results Sunday. The ANC remained the largest party by total sh