The party’s loss of support was widely attributed to the electorate’s dissatisfaction with how the ANC-led governments at the municipal and national levels were handling the economy and delivery of services, as well as frustration with the persistent corruption and scandals associated with Zuma and the ANC
Kulephera kwachipanichi kudachitika chifukwa chakukhumudwa kwa ochita zisankho ndi momwe maboma otsogozedwa ndi ANC m'maboma ndi m'maboma ndi m'maboma akuyendetsa chuma ndi kupereka ntchito, komanso kukhumudwa ndi katangale ndi nkhani zabodza zomwe zimayenderana ndi Zuma ndi ANC.