ANC Leadership Under Fire Over Candidate Crisis | Johannesburg News

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula is under fire after the party missed critical deadlines to submit candidate lists in six municipalities, jeopardizing over 180 hopefuls ahead of local elections. While Mbalula insists he bears no fault and refuses to resign, blaming technical glitches at the IEC — which denies any system downtime — political analysts say the buck stops with him as top administrator. With the ANC’s electoral performance now at stake and opposition parties already blocking their appeal, this crisis could reshape the party’s future leadership and public standing. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-09-13-from-candidate-chaos-to-leadership-revolt-mbalula-faces-crucial-anc-test/ More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ee82fe4ca8bebe1c Report issues to [email protected].