Elections 2026

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South Africa

Electoral fraud: IEC official sentenced after casting 24 votes in one election

EFF, DA snatch wards from ANC in by-election

North West ANC: List committee vows to stop ‘electoral thuggery’

IEC probes fraud ahead of by-elections in the Northern Cape

ActionSA ballot paper saga finally resolved, one and a half months after polls

Things could get worse for ANC in 2024 elections, if they don’t shape up

This was no watershed election

Parties band together to keep the ANC out of Joburg

Coalitions: Municipalities could ‘grind to a halt’ if parties delay

DA and EFF walk out of first council sitting at uMngeni municipality

Inside ActionSA’s coalition talks: DA and EFF courting Joburg-hungry Mashaba

EFF will ‘wipe out the dying ANC’ if there’s an election rerun, says Shivambu

Local government will never be the same again

GOOD won’t enter into any coalitions, wants to oppose ‘decaying old parties’

EFF’s coalition demands are unrealistic, likely to be rejected by ANC, says analyst

PA with plenty of power as the big parties jostle to come out on top

Will ANC in KZN humble itself for the sake of stability, service delivery?

Post-election plan of action: Respond to communities’ needs

Low turnout a vote of no confidence

These are the hung councils in South Africa

Parties elated ANC has been brought below 50% in some municipalities

Let’s turn the promises we made on the campaign trail into reality – Ramaphosa

Despite setbacks, ANC wins majority in 161 municipalities countrywide

Explainer: What is a hung council, and what does it mean for voters?

Coalitions: Malema says DA, FF Plus are racist for refusing to work with EFF

Local election results show ANC can be ousted in the next polls, says Steenhuisen

EFF willing to enter coalitions with all parties, but with conditions, says Malema

Tshwane likely to have another DA-led coalition as parties try to block ANC-EFF union

ANC blames divisions, low voter turnout for losing control of eThekwini

Final election results live: Coalitions imminent with 66 hung municipalities

‘ANC worked with National Party’: Holomisa says ruling party should work with DA

ANC loses full control in nine Gauteng municipalities

No evidence of gender discrimination during elections – report

Local election results live: Final push! IEC says results due at 6pm

‘Excited’ Mashaba must ‘slow down a little bit’, says Mantashe

Election results: Sleepless night for the IEC as it chases deadline

Finalisation of election results stands at 89% – IEC

Low voter turnout a message to all political parties – Makhura

Watch: ‘We’re not losers,’ says ANC despite losing significant national support

Election results a message to ANC to shape up, says Duarte

Patriotic Alliance willing to support Mashaba to be Joburg mayor

Does this mean Jesus is back? SA reacts to ANC’s elections performance

DA lays down coalition rules for those who wish to co-govern metros

SA’s political upstarts are showing up the big dogs. Here’s why

Trust in IEC declining but politicians to blame for low voter turnout – HSRC

ANC will have to wait 300 years for coalition with ActionSA – Mashaba

Majority of voters believe elections were free and fair, survey shows

DA wins in Phoenix despite controversial election posters

IEC powering through load shedding to finalise results from local elections

Will ANC-supporting Jacob Zuma let IFP councillor use his firepool?

How the internet helped predict election results

Parties gear up for coalitions as election results trickle in

DA adds new municipality

DA is the biggest loser in this election, says Duarte

FF+, DA ready to join others to save Mangaung, but EFF not welcome

55% of votes counted, says IEC as it chases 90% goal on Tuesday

WATCH: ANC ‘has to die’ if we want a prosperous SA, says Mashaba

Dismal voter turnout doesn’t reduce legitimacy of polls, was to be expected

ANC likely to get less than 50% of the national vote, predicts analyst

Pics: Behind the scenes at the IEC National Results Operations Centre

Mashaba slams IEC but happy with ActionSA’s progress so far

ANC, DA leading the line, but huge drops projected as vote count continues

FF Plus has a spring in its step as it sets sights on pummelling the DA

Ramaphosa should be worried about ANC’s ‘very bad election result’, says Steenhuisen

2021 local elections: IEC expects 90% of results to be complete on Tuesday evening

IEC officials ambushed at voting station in Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga likely to stay ANC stronghold as provincial IEC declares ‘successful’ polls

Local election results and voter statistics: 2021 versus 2016

Elections 2021 live: With 40% of the vote declared, ANC still below 50%

Infrastructure one of the burning issues in Ekurhuleni

Power cuts, workers’ go-slow hit voting day

Local elections: ‘No change, no vote’ – South Africans share their views

Election results 2021: Here’s how votes are counted

Elections 2021: ActionSA ‘takes white votes in Johannesburg’