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The IEC is investigating an incident in the Northern Cape where members of a political party stormed a voting station and tore at least 100 ballots laid out for counting, as more than 60% of results have been captured and collation continues. Read on tinyurl.com/2hbs74aj #TornBallots #NorthernCape #IEC

EFF Tshwane mayoral candidate Omphile Maotwe blamed low voter turnout for declining election support, advocating for simultaneous national, provincial, and local polls every five years. #OmphileMaotwe #EFF #CityOfTshwane #LGE2026 #VoterTurnout #ElectoralReform #SouthAfricaVotes #IOLNews Video: Simon Majadibodu/IOL

With the DA breathing down its neck, ANC first deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane said the party needed to do some soul-searching over its election performance and patch up its relationship with voters, while flinging the door wide open to coalition talks. Read on tinyurl.com/56h7x8ya #NomvulaMokonyane #ANC #DA #CoalitionTalks

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has captured more than 60% of the results from the 2026 local government elections, with the results collation process expected to be concluded by the weekend. Read on tinyurl.com/334tr5ad #IECResults #60PercentCaptured #LGE2026

The EFF’s mayoral candidate for the City of Tshwane, Omphile Maotwe, has attributed the party’s decline in support in the 2026 local government elections to low voter turnout, calling for local, provincial and national elections to be held simultaneously every five years. Read on tinyurl.com/4r6fa6fa #EFFT #OmphileMaotwe #CityofTshwane

IOL Chief Executive Officer Viasen Soobramoney has called for a more inclusive global media landscape in which Africa and the Global South play a meaningful role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence, as he delivered a keynote address at the 2026 World Media Summit in Beijing, China on Thursday. Read on tinyurl.com/z2bdavtw #ViasenSoobramoney #AIMediaAfrica #WorldMediaSummitBeijing

Police registered 57 criminal case dockets on voting day during South Africa’s 2026 Local Government Elections, while 21 murder cases classified as politically motivated have been recorded during the election period. Read on tinyurl.com/ybnshve9 #ElectionCases #PoliticalMurders #NATJOINTS

The ANC is projected to finish third in Tshwane, behind the DA and ActionSA, in a major blow to the party in the country’s capital. Read on tinyurl.com/3bmcmzvr #ANCThird #TshwaneResults #DAActionSA

WATCH | IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya confirmed over 60% of 2026 local election results are captured, with full collation expected to conclude by the weekend. #MosothoMoepya #IEC #LGE2026 #ElectionResults #ROCMidrand #GallagherConventionCentre #SouthAfricaVotes #IOLNews

The murder trial of seven men accused of killing South African rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane has been adjourned to April 2027, with all seven accused remaining in custody. Read on tinyurl.com/5ya7fmac #AKATibzTrial #MurderTrialPostponed #DurbanHighCourt

'People voted for change': ActionSA records surge across metros and rural municipalities 📈🇿🇦 Hailing a massive vote of confidence in Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya, ActionSA announced substantial municipal gains across Gauteng metros and Laingsburg in the Western Cape, declaring readiness to negotiate coalitions with any party—including the ANC and DA—provided they commit to anti-corruption programmes and stable local administration. #ActionSA #NasiphiMoya #LGE2026 #CoalitionTalks #CityOfTshwane #Ekurhuleni

Armstrong Williams draws lessons from the US midterm results for South African parties, warning that voters may punish economic failure, demand accountability and judge leaders by what they deliver after election day. Read on tinyurl.com/4bycphn3 #VoterLessons #USMidterms #ArmstrongWilliams

Only two of the 12 Western Cape municipalities that have completed their vote-counting processes have secured outright political majorities, with the remaining municipalities expected to require coalition arrangements to establish governments. Read on tinyurl.com/3nwemrmd #WesternCapeMajorities #CoalitionTalks #IECResultsUpdate

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

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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