RC 261105SAfmSakina Kamwendo
Thursday, 5 November 2026
Early counts show sharp swings away from the ANC in Johannesburg and Buffalo City, while the national tally is still far from complete on election results day.
- 12:03
With 9% of Johannesburg voting districts declared, the DA leads with 40.7% against about 17% for the ANC, while ActionSA is third on 15.4%, a sharp shift from 2021.
- 12:16
The CSIR model predicts the ANC falling from 59.43% in Buffalo City in 2021 to 40.55%, with the UDM rising to 10.92% from under 1%, overtaking the EFF.
- 12:01
The IEC cannot yet confirm exact voter turnout, but says over 15 million South Africans took part in yesterday's polls, with final figures only after counting concludes.
- 12:05
A 35-year-old man has been arrested after an EFF member, reportedly the local branch treasurer, was stabbed in the neck outside a voting station following an altercation; motive unknown.
- 12:13
By 9am, 35.5% of expected result slips had been scanned and 18 municipalities were finalised, compared with seven at the same stage in 2021, despite longer ballot papers.