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South Africa's Ruling Party Faces Challenge in Local Elections

South Africa votes Wednesday in local elections that could upset the country's political balance of power for the first time in two decades. The ruling African National Congress, the party of Nelson Mandela, is losing its historic base: the poor and disadvantaged. VOA's Anita Powell has more from Johannesburg.

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