RC 261104702Bongani Bingwa
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Local government election day coverage from River Park in Alexandra, where voters queued from 5am past sewage and uncollected refuse, as the IEC reported stations opening largely without problems.
- 07:01
Nearly 24,000 presiding officers are staffing 23,696 voting stations, with the IEC saying upgraded results systems and extra voter management devices are in place.
- 07:23
A Mpumalanga candidate has been arrested over reported intimidation and disruption of election materials, and the IEC is preparing electoral court papers to have that candidate disqualified.
- 07:20
Two days of special voting produced almost 1.5 million votes, but only half of the roughly two million approved special-vote applicants turned up at their voting stations.
- 06:36
Residents of more than 1,000 homes in a Cape Town informal settlement say they will boycott the vote, citing six years without reliable water, electricity or sanitation.