RC 261104SAfmSakina Kamwendo
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Election-day coverage from Midrand's Results Operations Centre, with 29.2 million registered voters, a municipal strike clean-up, and Juju Valley dominating the noon update.
- 12:04
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the municipal workers' strike has been resolved and municipal services will resume soon, as uncollected refuse lines some streets on election day.
- 12:05
EFF leader Julius Malema says he is encouraged by progress toward formally recognising Juju Valley, an informal settlement established in 2014 and home to more than 3,000 households.
- 12:58
The Municipal Structures Amendment Bill was not passed before this election; it would have extended coalition formation from 14 to 30 days and limited motions of no confidence against mayors to one a year.
- 12:41
Turnout in 2021 was 47%, below the IEC's hoped-for 50%, with a Monday election, a long weekend and COVID cited as factors that kept voters away.
- 12:45
An analyst says only 11% of 18-to-25-year-olds voted in the 2021 local elections, citing high youth unemployment and a feeling that democracy delivers no benefit to young people.