ANC faces tough test in S.Africa local elections South Africans are set to vote in municipal elections widely seen as a referendum on President Jacob Zuma, with the stalling economy overshadowing progress made since the end of apartheid. One analyst warns that if the ANC loses in major cities it will become "irrelevant to the people of South Africa" but says that the unpredictability of the outcome means "democracy is becoming more competitive" in the country. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES of Prince Mashele, political science professor at University of Pretoria