South African Local Government Elections
2 UPDATES · 1 DAY · 4 NOV 2026 — 4 NOV 2026
Congress
Latest · 4 Nov 2026
South Africans are voting in local elections for 257 municipalities as the African National Congress faces potential support drops due to failing municipal services.
What this timeline covers
This event covers the decline of African National Congress support to 30% in an Ipsos poll in South Africa, including reactions from Cyril Ramaphosa, analyses by Melanie Verwoerd and Dr Levy Ndou, and follow-up developments regarding service delivery impacts. It excludes other actions by the African National Congress, Cyril Ramaphosa, or the Ipsos polling firm that are not direct developments of this specific poll result.
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