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LGE 2026 | SABC News specialist researcher Maswele Ralebona says the 2026 local government elections are likely to result in coalition governments in several municipalities as results continue to trickle in across the country.

LGE 2026 | SABC News reporter Musa Mhlongo speaks to an FF Plus representative, who says the party has already secured two wards in the Northern Cape, while ActionSA says it is encouraged by the results emerging from Tshwane.

Election results are beginning to trickle in from smaller voting stations in Limpopo’s farming communities. By 3am, only 1% of the votes had been counted. tinyurl.com/37wzvcks

LGE 2026 | SABC News reporter Bulelani Phillip brings the latest developments from the Western Cape Results Operations Centre as results from the 2026 local government elections continue to trickle in.

Millions of South Africans have cast their votes in the 2026 municipal elections, and voting stations closed at nine o’clock last night across the country. tinyurl.com/y3uj3cax

LGE 2026 | Counting continues in the Free State, with SABC News reporter Makgala Masiteng bringing the latest developments from the Provincial Results Operations Centre in Bloemfontein. Clean governance, service delivery and infrastructure remain among the key issues raised by voters.

LGE 2026 | With just one percent of results processed in Limpopo, SABC News reporter Lutendo Bobodi says water shortages, poor road infrastructure and electricity challenges remain among the key issues shaping voter concerns across the province.

LGE 2026 | SABC News anchor Mpho Sithole unpacks emerging electoral trends from the 2026 local government elections with CSIR's Dr Jabu Mtsweni and Dr Paul Mokilane, examining the institution's election projection model as results continue to trickle in from across the country.

LGE 2026 UPDATE | SABC News reporter Keith Sayster brings the latest developments from the Northern Cape Results Operations Centre in Kimberley as results from the 2026 local government elections continue to trickle in.

LGE 2026 | The Al Jama-ah party says it is hopeful of securing several wards in the 2026 local government elections. SABC News reporter Musa Mhlongo spoke to a party representative about its prospects.

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LGE 2026 | SABC News reporter Bulelani Phillip brings the latest developments from the Western Cape Results Operations Centre as results from the 2026 local government elections continue to trickle in.

LGE 2026 | SABC News reporter Lutendo Bobodi brings the latest updates from the Results Operations Centre in Polokwane, Limpopo, where about 110 voting stations from farming areas have already been captured. With just one percent of results processed so far, counting remains at an early stage.

The African National Congress (ANC) has secured its first council seat in the Northern Cape, winning Ward 3 in the Kamiesberg Municipality with 52.54% of the vote. The victory provides an early boost for the party as the 2026 Local Government Election results continue to come in. tinyurl.com/36pdshcj

LGE 2026 | Political analyst Vusi Gumbi unpacks the early election results, including developments in Johannesburg and the Northern Cape, where the ANC has secured its first official ward victory. He says the ANC continues to maintain strong support in many rural areas.

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The Independent Electoral Commission in Mpumalanga has quarantined ballot boxes that were allegedly tampered with at two voting stations in Matsulu, east of Mbombela. tinyurl.com/y5dvxkvv

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