Johannesburg, Nov 8 (TIWN) South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) said that it will not form coalitions with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party to govern over a quarter of municipalities across the country.

The results announced Thursday for many of Monday's municipal wards showed the ANC received about 46% of the 12.3 million votes cast nationwide. Not since it became the nation’s dominant party in 1994 has the ANC seen such low support.  The party still achieved a majority in 161 municipalities, compared to 13 for the opposition Democratic Alliance and 10 for the Inkatha Freedom Party. No party won control in 66 other municipalities — in those areas the ANC likely will be forced into forming coalitions to hold power.  The ANC faced widespread criticism as many municipalities it governs are bankrupt and mostly are failing to deliver basic services.  In an interview with VOA, Sheila Camerer, a former member of parliament for the main opposition party Democratic Alliance, said her party's platform hinged on better local governance.