More than 1.4 million South Africans have cast their special votes ahead of Wednesday’s 2026 Local Government Elections, with Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) Chairperson Mosotho Moepya confirming the Commission’s readiness for Election Day. Addressing the media at the National Results Operations Centre in Midrand on Tuesday, Moepya said 1,425,942 voters had cast their ballots during the two-day special voting period, which concluded on Tuesday. “The Electoral Commission successfully concluded the two-day Special Voting, providing approximately 2.6 million approved…
The Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) Lekwa-Teemane mayoral candidate, Justice Dabampe, has been arrested and subsequently released on R500 police bail following allegations of intimidation and contravention of the Electoral Act at a voting station in Christiana, North West. Police spokesperson Colonel Adèle Myburgh confirmed the incident, stating that one of the individuals involved allegedly threatened to destroy ballot papers after being questioned about a recording. The incident reportedly occurred at a voting station in Christiana, where concerns were raised about…
The honeymoon phase is over for the three major political parties that form part of the outgoing coalition government of the City of Tshwane, as they prepare to compete against one another in Wednesday’s local government elections. The ANC, EFF and ActionSA came together two years ago to topple then-mayor Celliers Brink, ending nearly a decade of Democratic Alliance control of the capital. During their relatively short time in government, the new coalition managed to stabilise the city’s finances and…
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has reported incidents of alleged intimidation, disruption of voting processes and interference with election materials in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape during Monday’s special voting period, with arrests made in connection with some of the incidents. In Mpumalanga, an Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) candidate in Ward 30 allegedly stormed the Phake Rankaile voting station and damaged electoral materials. The candidate has since been arrested by the South African Police Service (SAPS). In…