RC 261112Power FMThabiso "TK" Kotane
Thursday, 12 November 2026
Coalition talks in hung municipalities dominated the afternoon, with the Conference of the Left, the ANC and the IEC all weighing in on post-election negotiations.
- 16:04
The Conference of the Left says the DA has approached MK, the EFF and the SACP for coalition talks despite ideological differences, and MK confirmed it accepted the invitation.
- 15:05
The ANC says its coalition terms will differ municipality by municipality across more than 100 hung councils, and it will review its coalition framework at a special NEC meeting.
- 17:15
The ANC says President Cyril Ramaphosa is going nowhere and dismisses reports that he offered to resign, insisting the leadership must reflect on the poor local election results.
- 15:06
The Electoral Commission says several processes must still be finalised before new municipal councils can be constituted, including outstanding party nominations and gazetting final elected councillors.