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The Electoral Commission will announce local government election results at 6pm on Sunday, and it says objections will not delay them. NATJOINTS says more than 20 political murders have been recorded across the country as local elections approach, and police have confirmed the killing of United Democratic Movement councillor Luxolo Namette in Motherwell.

KwaZulu-Natal has activated its Provincial Disaster Joint Operations Cluster as severe weather nears, and disaster teams are on standby for flooding while Mpumalanga is under a level four warning. Four people were shot dead at the Bellville taxi rank in Cape Town after four gunmen opened fire on Saturday night, and police have made no arrests.

The ANC won 63 of 270 wards in Johannesburg, so its proportional representation list will not be used, and outgoing mayor Dada Morero and finance MMC Loyiso Masuku miss out on seats. The SACP, which contested the local elections on its own, won 230 municipal seats and says it will set strict conditions before backing the ANC in hung councils.

EFF leader Julius Malema has urged the ANC to rethink its coalition with the DA, while ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula said the party has no formal view yet. In sport, the Warriors beat Eastern Storm by 20 runs in the CSA Pro20 Cup in Benoni, with the result putting them top of the Super Eight.