Coalition Battles Ahead in Key South African Cities as Vote Counting Wraps Up

Coalition battles ahead in key South African cities as vote counting wraps up

Partial results for South Africa's local elections point to coalition battles in several major metros, including Johannesburg, Tshwane and eThekwini.

Here's how the eight metros stand as the IEC begins to wrap up results

Nationally, 92% of the votes had been confirmed as of 8pm on Friday, however, some metros have yet to reach 80%.

DA Leads in Five Big Metros as Counting Continues in SA’s Most Contested Local Elections

South Africans are watching closely as vote counting in the country’s most tightly fought local government elections continues, with early results showing the Democratic Alliance pulling ahead in most major metros.As of 22:00 on 6 November, the DA was leading in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni,...

DA DOMINATES SIX OF SOUTH AFRICA’S EIGHT METROS! ANC HOLDS BUFFALO CITY WHILE MK PARTY LEADS IN ETHEKWINI AS THE 2026 ELECTION RESULTS REVEAL A MAJOR SHIFT IN THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE!

DA DOMINATES SIX OF SOUTH AFRICA’S EIGHT METROS! ANC HOLDS BUFFALO CITY WHILE MK PARTY LEADS IN ETHEKWINI AS THE 2026 ELECTION RESULTS REVEAL A MAJOR SHIFT IN THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE! The latest provisional results from South Africa’s 2026 Local Government Elections show the Democratic Alliance (DA) leading in six of the country’s eight metropolitan […] The post DA DOMINATES SIX OF SOUTH AFRICA’S EIGHT METROS! ANC HOLDS BUFFALO CITY WHILE MK PAR…