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LGE 2026 | ActionSA mayoral candidate Dereleen James reacts to election results.
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- LGE 2026 | ActionSA mayoral candidate Dereleen James reacts to election results.
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 2 minutes ago
- Description
- ActionSA’s mayoral candidate for the City of Cape Town has arrived at the provincial ROC. With 78% of the votes counted in the province thus far, James says she didn’t expect that her party would do as well as it did. With 58% of the votes tallied in the City of Cape Town metro, ActionSA has 2,64% of the votes so far.
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- LGE 2026 | The leader of the PA Gayton McKenzie reflects on the election results
- Runtime
- 6:11
- Date posted
- 7 minutes ago
- Description
- The Patriotic Alliance is also at the ROC.
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- LGE 2026 | ActionSA’s Nasiphi Moya reflects on the latest election results
- Runtime
- 4:27
- Date posted
- 36 minutes ago
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- ActionSA’s Dr Nasiphi Moya reflects on the latest election results as they come in.
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- LGE 2026 | Members of various parties in Mafatsane demand elections rerun following the DA victory
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 37 minutes ago
- Description
- Drama unfolded at Mafatsane Community Centre in Evaton, Vaal, as the members of the MKP, EFF and SACP demanded a rerun of the elections, rejecting the Democratic Alliance's victory in several wards across their townships. Police are monitoring the situation after the protesters stormed the premises where IEC offices are situated.
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- The UDM lodged a formal complaint with the IEC over some wards in the Buffalo City Metro #lge2026
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 38 minutes ago
- Description
- The UDM lodged a formal complaint with the IEC over some wards in the Buffalo City Metro in the Eastern Cape. The party cites discrepancies in the recording of the results and demands transparency in the process. It is demanding a recount in the affected areas. The party's deputy president, Nqabayomzi Kwankwa, says they are not open to coalition negotiations with the ANC in the Metro.
The IEC is yet to comment on the matter
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- LGE 2026 | Update on vote counting in Gauteng
- Runtime
- 7:41
- Date posted
- 50 minutes ago
- Description
- Let's get an update now on the numbers out of Gauteng.
SABC News reporter Mbalenhle Mthethwa is standing by at the Provincial Results Centre in Alberton.
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- LGE 2026 | Afrika Mayibuye reacts to results
- Runtime
- 15:47
- Date posted
- 56 minutes ago
- Description
- Floyd Shivambu, leader of the Afrika Mayibuye.
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- Floyd Shivambu says Afrika Mayibuye is happy to have planted a seed despite limited support.
- Runtime
- 2:12
- Date posted
- 57 minutes ago
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- ActionSA’s Dr Nasiphi Moya has expressed her gratitude to the people of Tshwane #sabcnews #lge2026
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 57 minutes ago
- Description
- ActionSA’s Dr Nasiphi Moya has expressed her gratitude to the people of Tshwane, with the party having provisionally won 27 wards in the metro.
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- LGE 2026 | ActionSA reacts to results
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- 20:33
- Date posted
- 1 hour ago
- Description
- Dr Nasiphi Moya from ActionSA is addressing the media.
Let's listen in.
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- LGE 2026 | FF+ leader reacts on the latest results
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 1 hour ago
- Description
- FF Plus leader Dr Corné Mulder.
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- LGE 2026 | Recount at a voting station in Newcastle, KZN following administrative error
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- 4:11
- Date posted
- 1 hour ago
- Description
- The Electoral Commission in the Amajuba District is conducting a recount at a voting station in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, following an administrative error that resulted in valid ballots being incorrectly classified as spoiled.
For the latest developments in the area, we cross live to SABC News reporter Mlondi Radebe in Newcastle.
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- LGE 2026 | Hammanskraal voting results indicate residents want change
- Runtime
- 4:25
- Date posted
- 1 hour ago
- Description
- As vote counting continues, the results from South Africa's metros are revealing significant shifts in the political landscape. In Buffalo City, the ANC is facing a decline, while the South African Communist Party and the United Democratic Movement are recording notable performances.
In Gauteng, the Democratic Alliance's showing is also raising questions about changing voter preferences.
To unpack these trends and what they tell us about the electorate, we are joined in studio by political analyst Matlala Setlhalogile.
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- HSRC media briefing: 06 November 2026
- Runtime
- 56:27
- Date posted
- 1 hour ago
- Description
- For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
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- EC ANC Chairperson Oscar Mabuyane says the door to coalition negotiations is open in the province
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 2 hours ago
- Description
- Eastern Cape ANC Chairperson Oscar Mabuyane says the door to coalition negotiations is open in the province. Speaking at the IEC results operation centre in KuGompo City, Mabuyane says this comes as the party lost its majority in some of its strongholds, which include the Buffalo City Metro. He added that engagements with the SACP are to start in due course.
Credit: Ntombozuko Balintulo.
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- LGE 2026 | EFF in Mpumalanga expected to open criminal case against the IEC
- Runtime
- 7:48
- Date posted
- 2 hours ago
- Description
- The EFF in Mpumalanga is expected to open a criminal case against the IEC.
They claim votes were manipulated in Ward 9, Mgcobaneni in Mbombela. Godrich Gardee says the original results slip from the station shows 483 votes counted, but what is captured on the IEC system is 648.
Lets bring in for the latest from our SABC News Reporter, Tumelo Machogo.
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- LGE 2026 | Hammanskraal residents hope the water issue will be resolved
- Runtime
- 8:22
- Date posted
- 2 hours ago
- Description
- The 2026 elections are a major test for the ANC in Tshwane townships like Hammanskraal.
Can it reclaim its former dominance, or are we seeing a new era of fragmented township power?
SABC News reporter Patricia Visagie is in Hammanskraal with the latest.
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- DA has secured a decisive victory in uMngeni, in the KZN Midlands #sabcnews #lge2026 #following
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 2 hours ago
- Description
- The Democratic Alliance has secured a decisive victory in uMngeni, in the KZN Midlands sweeping the municipality with over 60 percent of the vote.
The party made major gains across all four township wards, leaving both the MK Party and the ANC far behind.
Residents attribute the DA's strong showing to its hands-on governance citing improved electricity distribution, repaired roads, upgraded water infrastructure, and clean financial audits
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- MK Party calls for IEC to extend objections period to one week
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 2 hours ago
- Description
- For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
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- LGE 2026 | Update on vote counting in KwaZulu-Natal
- Runtime
- 14:44
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- Counting is under way in various parts of the country.
The IEC in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal is giving an update on the progress of counting so far.
Let's listen in.
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- LGE 2026 | Unpacking the changing political dynamics in South Africa's metros
- Runtime
- 14:18
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- As vote counting continues, the results from South Africa's metros are revealing significant shifts in the political landscape. In Buffalo City, the ANC is facing a decline, while the South African Communist Party and the United Democratic Movement are recording notable performances.
In Gauteng, the Democratic Alliance's showing is also raising questions about changing voter preferences.
To unpack these trends and what they tell us about the electorate, we are joined in studio by Political Analyst Matlala Setlhalogile.
For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
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- LGE 2026 | Gauteng MKP objects to announced election results
- Runtime
- 6:14
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- The Umkhonto We Sizwe in Gauteng is raising objections regarding results in Gauteng so far.
SABC News Reporter, Chriselda Lewis has the latest.
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- LGE 2026 | Vote counting continues in the Limpopo
- Runtime
- 5:59
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- We cross live to the North West where we find our reporter Katlego Nyoni for an update on the latest there.
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- LGE 2026 | Oscar Mabuyane addresses the media
- Runtime
- 9:18
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- Today marks day two of counting for the 2026 Local Government Election results, giving an early indication of how political parties and independent candidates are performing across the country.
We continue to engage party leaders and independent candidates at the Results Operations Centre as they react to the emerging results.
SABC News reporter Sidima Mfeku is standing by at the ROC in eKugumpo City with the latest developments.
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- LGE 2026 | Update on vote counting in Western Cape
- Runtime
- 7:57
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- We continue to monitor the counting of votes as they come in.
Now we cross to the Western Cape results centre, where SABC News reporter Abra Barbier is monitoring the situation.
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- LGE 2026 | Vote counting continues in the highly contested Nelson Mandela Bay Metro
- Runtime
- 7:47
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- As the IEC results continue coming in, we turn our focus and look at the highly contested Nelson Mandela Bay.
The outgoing administration is a coalition led by the ANC in the metro.
For the latest there we cross live to our reporter Anda Nqonji.
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- LGE 2026 | Vote counting continues in the North West
- Runtime
- 8:01
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- We cross live to the North West where we find our reporter Tebogo Phakedi for an update on the latest there.
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- LGE 2026 | Vote counting continues in Mpumalanga
- Runtime
- 5:02
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- Counting in Mpumalanga stands at 80%. Seven municipalities have been completed.
Six of the seven are hung.
Let's bring in for the latest, SABC News Reporter, Tumelo Machogo is live from the provincial results centre.
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- Latest results and developments in the Free State
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- 5:01
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
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- Let's take you now to Mangaung in the Free State for the latest we have SABC Reporter, Ishmael Modiba.
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- LGE 2026 | Analysis on results
- Runtime
- 7:44
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- Political Analyst Hlumelo Xaba, unpacking the significance of the major metropolitan municipalities in the Local Government Elections and what the emerging results could mean for political control of South Africa's economic hubs.
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- LGE 2026 | Vote counting continues at KuGompo IEC results centre
- Runtime
- 11:54
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
- Description
- Today marks day two of counting for the 2026 Local Government Election results, giving an early indication of how political parties and independent candidates are performing across the country.
We continue to engage party leaders and independent candidates at the Results Operations Centre as they react to the emerging results.
SABC News reporter Sidima Mfeku is standing by at the ROC in eKugumpo City with the latest developments.
For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
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- Duduzile’s application to have the criminal charges against her withdrawn has been dismissed
- Runtime
- 0:29
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
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- LGE 2026 | Major cities hold the key to political power
- Runtime
- 7:06
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- As vote counting continues across the country, attention is turning to South Africa's major metropolitan municipalities.
These metros are key economic centres, and control of them remains one of the biggest prizes in the Local Government Elections.
The results will shape the political landscape and determine who governs some of the country's most influential cities.
To unpack the latest results and what they could mean for the political parties, we are joined in studio by Political Analyst Tara Roos.
For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
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- LGE 2026 | Vote counting continues in the Northern Cape
- Runtime
- 3:40
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- SABC News Reporter Keith Sayster joins us from Kimberley in the Northern Cape.
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- LGE 2026 | Update from the North West as numbers come in
- Runtime
- 6:25
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- We cross live to the North West where we find our reporter Tebogo Phakedi for an update on the latest there.
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- LGE 2026 | 80% counted, seven municipalities complete in MP
- Runtime
- 9:09
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- Counting in Mpumalanga stands at 80%
Seven municipalities have been completed.
Six of the seven are hung.
Let's bring in for the latest, SABC News Reporter, Tumelo Machogo is live from the provincial results centre.
For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
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- LGE 2026 | Vote counting continues in the highly contested Nelson Mandela Bay Metro
- Runtime
- 7:26
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- As the IEC results continue coming in, we turn our focus and look at the highly contested Nelson Mandela Bay.
The outgoing administration is a coalition led by the ANC in the metro.
For the latest there, we cross live to our reporter Anda Nqonji
For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
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- LGE 2026 | EFF Open to Coalition Talks in Nelson Mandela Bay
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- The EFF in Nelson Mandela Bay says it is willing to work with any political party prepared to form a coalition and committed to delivering services to residents.
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- LGE 2026 | Latest results and developments in the Free State
- Runtime
- 5:08
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- Let's take you now to Mangaung in the Free State for the latest we have SABC Reporter, Ishmael Modiba.
For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
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- LGE 2026 | All eyes on the big cities
- Runtime
- 7:30
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- The 2026 elections are a major test for the ANC in Tshwane townships like Hammanskraal.
Can it reclaim its former dominance, or are we seeing a new era of fragmented township power?
SABC News reporter Patricia Visagie is in Tshwane with the latest.
For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
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- LGE 2026 | Soweto residents hope their vote will fix sewage issues
- Runtime
- 5:23
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
- Description
- SABC News Reporter Calvin Dludla joins us from Soweto.
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- LGE 2026 | Interpretation of Emerging Election Results
- Runtime
- 5:16
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
- Description
- Dr Ronesh Dhawraj interprets current LGE results
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- LGE 2026 | MK Party challenges Ward 18 election outcome
- Runtime
- 6:00
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
- Description
- Amajuba regional chairperson of MKP Russell Zulu is calling for a recount in Newcastle Municipality's Ward 18 as they believe they won the ward from the IFP.
For the latest on the party's demands and developments in the area, we cross live to SABC News reporter Mlondi Radebe in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal.
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- LGE 2026 | DA Satisfied With Election Results but Concerned Over Hung Councils in the Province
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
- Description
- DA PEC member Grant Twigg says they are satisfied with the results that have been tallied so far. The DA’s PEC member Grant Twigg is however concerned about the number of hung councils in the province.
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- LGE 2026 | Update on KZN vote counting
- Runtime
- 11:02
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
- Description
- Let's now cross to SABC News Anchor Bongiwe Zwane, who is out at the Results Operations Centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, for on an update on the latest from that province.
We continue to monitor the counting of votes as they come in.
Now we cross to KwaZulu-Natal, where SABC News reporter Nonhlakanipho Magwaza is monitoring the situation.
For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
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- LGE 2026 | RISE Mzansi reacts to results
- Runtime
- 3:25
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
- Description
- Mabine Seabe, RISE Mzansi National Communications Director.
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- LGE 2026 | Election results update from Results Operations Centre in Durban
- Runtime
- 8:06
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
- Description
- Let's now cross to SABC News Anchor Bongiwe Zwane, who is out at the Results Operations Centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, for on an update on the latest from that province.
For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
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- LGE 2026 | DA reacts to latest results
- Runtime
- 10:28
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
- Description
- For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
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- LGE 2026 | DA media briefing
- Runtime
- 29:17
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
- Description
- DA leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis.
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- DA Federal Chairperson Geordin Hill-Lewis shares his thoughts on the results so far #lge2026
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 6 hours ago
- Description
- DA Federal Chairperson Geordin Hill-Lewis shares his thoughts on the results so far
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