ANC's 30-Year Grip on South Africa Faces Biggest Test Yet

South Africans vote today in local elections that could break the African National Congress's (ANC) three-decade hold on power. The ANC, which has governed since the end of apartheid in 1994, faces its toughest challenge yet. Voters are frustrated by poor public services, including unreliable electricity and water. Opposition parties are gaining support. Major cities may now require coalition governments, where parties must share power, because no single party is likely to win a majority. The results will show whether the ANC can still command the trust of South Africans — or whether the era of one-party dominance is ending.