ANC considers taking IEC to court over Emfuleni results
Ongoing: Elections Hot
The ANC says its internal structures have recommended Electoral Court action over the Emfuleni municipality election results, and it wants a recount. The DA's mayoral candidate in Emfuleni, Kingsol Chabalala, dismissed the ANC's concerns.
ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane said structures in the party are making recommendations and the party is considering them. The ANC has called for a recount in Gauteng.
The ANC won 23.9% of support in Emfuleni, against 40.9% for the DA. In the previous elections the ANC had 39.71% of votes in Emfuleni and the DA had 26.91%.
Chabalala said the DA submitted objections before and after the count. He said some addresses the DA objected to could not hold so many people, and he described one as a residential place with no opening.
Chabalala also said the ANC is embarrassed by the outcome. He said the ANC never thought the DA would win so many votes in townships, and that this shows the DA is gaining support beyond its traditional base.
Key facts
- Who
- Nomvula Mokonyane (ANC deputy secretary-general); Fikile Mbalula (ANC secretary-general); Kingsol Chabalala (DA Emfuleni mayoral candidate); African National Congress (party considering legal action over Emfuleni results)
- What
- The ANC is considering legal action over the Emfuleni local municipality election results, after internal structures made recommendations; it has called for a recount in Gauteng. The DA's Emfuleni mayoral candidate Kingsol Chabalala dismissed the ANC's concerns and said the DA had submitted objections before and after the count.
- When
- 9 November 2026
- Where
- Emfuleni, Gauteng
- Status
- Reported