Wednesday, 4 November 2026

Election night on Night Fall: early turnout figures, police updates from KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, and the first official ward results as counting began across the country.

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By 5pm on election day, about 12 million people had voted out of 29.2 million registered, with Gauteng recording the highest number, the IEC said at its Midrand briefing.
22:19
The IEC dismissed nine presiding officers at Eastern Cape voting stations since Monday, after members of the public and party agents complained of alleged misconduct by officials.
22:14
KwaZulu-Natal police say about four voter intimidation cases since voting began are under investigation, and the province's voting stations have now become counting stations.
23:12
The first official result, from Driefontein Farm in the Blue Crane Route, went to the DA with nine of 17 valid votes, while the ANC took six.

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