RC 261106SAfmBridget Masinga
Friday, 6 November 2026
Results-day coverage after the 4 November local government elections, dominated by a surge in hung councils, disputed IEC vote captures, and parties setting coalition red lines.
- 14:01
Hung councils are set to surge, with the CSIR predicting roughly 69% of councils could end without an outright majority, up from around 30% in 2021, as voters abandon larger parties, especially the ANC.
- 13:01
The UDM in the King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality in the Eastern Cape has lodged three objections with the IEC and is calling for a recount, alleging its agents' figures do not match the IEC's captured results.
- 14:53
Action SA says it won about 55 wards off the ANC in the townships, with most of its support coming from township areas rather than suburbs, and wants to offer ANC voters a political home.
- 13:50
The ATM says it will not join coalitions just to gain power and will reject any partner that wants to privatise service delivery, insisting on clear demands on water, roads, jobs and safety.
- 13:54
The IFP says it is not prepared to govern at all costs and will take up opposition benches if there is no clear path to a stable government in eThekwini.