Johannesburg – ANC councillors who don’t enjoy the support of their communities could be out of a job next year, regardless of their influence in local ANC structures.

This may be part of the consequences of a selection system that will see communities deciding on ANC candidates even when they aren’t members.

The move is part of the ANC’s attempt to clean up its image ahead of what are expected to be fiercely contested local government elections next year.

This comes as the party seeks to address the connection it has seemingly lost with many communities where opposition parties are eating into support by championing community struggles, even where ward councillors are ANC members.

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