The announcement of the 2026 local government election results has been pushed to Sunday as the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) works through objections and recounts, with 99% of national votes counted by Saturday afternoon.

The IEC confirmed that it had received 197 objections by 3pm on Saturday. Of these, 54 had been dismissed, eight withdrawn and two upheld.

This was revealed by IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya during a media briefing at the National Results Operations Centre (NROC) in Midrand on Saturday, where he provided an update on the completion of results processing and the determination of objections.

At the time of the briefing, the ANC was leading nationally with 30.89% of the vote, followed by the DA with 24.58%, the MK Party with 9.63%, the EFF with 6.25% and the IFP with 5.68%.

Moepya said the results remained provisional until the Commission had determined all objections, warning that decisions could affect the final allocation of seats.

“Pertinently, provisional results may change as a consequence of the determination of an objection. In this regard, seats that are assigned in the provisional results may change because of the decision of the Commission in determining an objection,” he said.

Of the two objections upheld, one resulted in an order for an edit window, while recounts were ordered in five wards.

The recounts will take place in the following wards:

- City of Tshwane, Ward 57, Village Montessori School

- City of Tshwane, Ward 102, Patt Projects

Source: https://iol.co.za/lge2026/2026-11-07-iec-pushes-election-results-announcement-to-sunday/