RC 261105702Mandy Wiener
Thursday, 5 November 2026
Local government election results day from the National Results Centre in Midrand, where the DA's expected Cape Town win and ActionSA and MK breakthroughs set up a coalition-heavy week ahead.
- 12:32
DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says preliminary projections show the party will retain Cape Town, and that he will continue as mayor after the party's 20-year control of the city.
- 12:42
ActionSA has taken wards from the ANC in Gauteng townships, and Michael Beaumont says it looks like a major swing from the ANC to ActionSA across the province.
- 12:18
The MK Party won a majority in Richmond Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal with 56.3 percent, the first municipality it will govern on its own.
- 12:03
The IEC has received about 800 complaints from parties. Objections must be lodged by 5pm tomorrow, and final results cannot be declared before that deadline.
- 12:10
Voter turnout was around 52 percent, with about 15 million people voting. The IEC says it will give a final turnout figure once all ballots are counted.