# ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says preparations for the 2026 local government elections will focus on reclaiming lost ground in the Western Cape and Gauteng. The National Executive Committee has established a provincial trustee to rebuild and stabilise ANC structures after a nine-percent decline in the Western Cape. He confirmed that former Western Cape premier Ibrahim Rasool will convene the team:
ANC sets up Western Cape trustee team ahead of 2026 elections [SOUND]
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