Overwhelming vote for DA in uMngeni, KZN
Voters in uMngeni, KwaZulu-Natal, overwhelmingly voted for the DA in the local government elections,
Final results released for the LGE 2021
The IEC says over 1 500 candidates were vying for positions in over 250 councils across the country
IEC confirms 12 million voters in 2021 LGE
The IEC confirmed on Thursday that 12 million South Africans voted in the 2021 municipal elections
ANC loses ground in Ekurhuleni
Final results are out for the metro in Gauteng with the ANC in a thin lead against the opposition.
Western Cape has highest tally of hung councils
At 65% of voting districts declared nationally, there are 35 hung councils across South Africa. The
35 hung councils at 58% of the vote count
With 58% of the vote-counting process completed, there are 35 hung councils nationally, where no
ANC up to 341 seats at 21% of the counting process
With 18% of the voting process complete, nationally, the ANC secured 341 seats. The DA followed with
Voter turnout just over 49% at NC municipality
The IEC in Emthanjeni Municipality in the Northern Cape says the preliminary results of voter
ANC up to 263 seats
With 18% of the voting process complete, nationally, the ANC has secured 256 seats
CSIR measures social media sentiment on the local government elections
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is currently running sentiment analysis on
There are 23 151 voting districts in 2021
Boundaries are determined by the IEC through a process called “delimitation” (setting electoral
There are 26 226 975 registered voters nationally
Females make up most of the registered voters with the figure standing at 55.17% (14 456 790)
Polls have officially opened for the municipal elections
Voting has begun for the 2021 local government elections, after voting stations opened at 7am. Polls
Electoral commission chairperson to cast vote
Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mr. Glen Mashinini will cast his vote on Monday, 01