RC 261107SAfmKgomotso Matsunyane & Ndumiso Ngcobo
Saturday, 7 November 2026
Local government election results dominated the show as the ANC's national lead narrowed, the MK Party challenged the IEC's processing, and hung councils spread across the Free State.
- 09:00
With 98% of votes counted, the ANC leads nationally on almost 31%, the DA on 24.56% and the MK Party on almost 10%, with final IEC results due tomorrow afternoon.
- 07:04
The MK Party has formally objected to the IEC, alleging a system failure during results capturing that disrupted data and altered audit trails, and wants disputed results audited and processing suspended.
- 07:02
Fourteen of the Free State's 19 municipal councils are hung after falling short of an outright majority, up from four hung councils in the 2021 local government elections.
- 09:01
In Nelson Mandela Bay, the DA won 44% of the vote and 53 seats, widening its lead over the ANC by 19 percentage points, with the ANC taking 25% and 32 seats.
- 08:05
The Trump administration is reportedly considering nearly $1 million for AfriForum to investigate alleged discrimination against Afrikaners, though the organisation says no funding decision has been finalised.