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In what some would no doubt call a severe case of sour grapes, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe announced after the outcome of the recent local government elections, which saw the ANC losing its outright majority in a number of key metro’s, that the ANC would be considering amending the Electoral Act. The ruling party’s gripe seems to be with the proportional representation system, which can sometimes be somewhat baffling and counter-intuitive to the general public who are more familiar with overseas styled direct representation as seen on TV. Whatever the case may be, the party is sure to face stiff resistance from opposition parties, whose appetites for expansion and growth have no doubt been well and truly whetted by their recent victories.