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The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) says 65% of Western Cape results slips were captured and audited by Thursday afternoon, with the City of Cape Town being the only municipality outstanding. Read on tinyurl.com/4sc96zxt #WesternCapeResults #IECUpdate #LGE2026

Herman Mashaba hails ActionSA gains after rejecting parliamentary seat to rebuild grassroots 🇿🇦🗳️ Choosing grassroots organizing over Parliament after 2024, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba celebrated winning 54 wards across Gauteng's three metros on Thursday, thanking forgotten communities in Soweto, Alexandra, and Orange Farm for rejecting 32 years of ANC misrule to back his six-year-old party’s vision for renewal. #HermanMashaba #ActionSA #LGE2026 #NasiphiMoya #XolaniKhumalo

Stay informed and join IOL for live coverage of the 2026 Local Government Elections! Our team of journalists will bring you the latest election updates, engaging conversations, expert insights and developments from across South Africa. 📺 Watch us LIVE on YouTube, Facebook and TikTok as the results unfold. Stay informed. Stay engaged. Make your voice count! local-government-elections-2… #IOL #LocalGovernmentElections2026 #YourVoiceYourVoteYourFuture #ElectionCoverage

WATCH | ActionSA President Herman Mashaba outlined strict post-election coalition conditions while dismissing formal pact talks before the IEC officializes local government results. #HermanMashaba #ActionSA #LGE2026 #CoalitionTalks #ROCMidrand #LocalGovernmentElections #SouthAfricaVotes #IOLNews 📸 Itumeleng English | IOL

Election observers Cardinal Wilfred Napier and Mxolisi Nyuswa visited the IEC’s provincial command centre in Durban on Thursday, where Napier reflected on election preparations while Nyuswa discussed voter training and expressed disappointment with turnout in the 2026 Local Government Elections. iol.co.za/ 📷: Zainul Dawood / IOL #LGE2026 #IOLElections #ElectionPreparedness #VoterTurnout

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba speaking during a press conference at the Results Operation Centre (ROC) at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. iol.co.za/ #IEC #LGE2026 #IOLElections2026 📷 : Itumeleng English / IOL

Mxolisi Nyuswa of the KwaZulu-Natal Church Leaders group who is an observer was at the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)provincial operational centre in Durban. He spoke of the training that went into getting people to vote. He was disappointed with the 2026 Local Government Election turnout. He felt voters should have come out in their numbers. iol.co.za/ #IEC #LGE2026 #Elections2026 📷 : Zainul Dawood

Cardinal Wilfred Napier, chairperson of KwaZulu-Natal Church Leaders group visited the Electoral Commission of South Africa provincial command centre in Durban on Thursday. Napier is an observer who is monitoring the Local Government Elections 2026. He shares his thoughts on the preparations for the elections. iol.co.za/ #IEC #LGE2026 #Elections2026 📷 : Zainul Dawood

The KwaZulu Natal Results Operations Centre (R.O.C). iol.co.za/ #IEC #LGE2026 #Elections2026 📷: Sibonelo Ngcobo / IOL

Western Cape Electoral Officer Michael Hendrickse. iol.co.za/ #IEC #LGE2026 #Elections2026 📷: Ayanda Ndamane/IOL