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CSIR projects hung councils in all three Gauteng metros

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With 23% of voting districts declared in Gauteng, the CSIR projects the DA will lead the vote in Ekurhuleni, Joburg and Tshwane. The ANC and ActionSA trail in several metros.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) projects the DA will take 29% of the vote in Ekurhuleni and 33% in the City of Joburg. In Tshwane it projects 31% for the DA.

In Joburg, the CSIR projects the ANC at 20% and ActionSA at 16%. In Tshwane, it projects ActionSA at 23% and the ANC at 20%. ActionSA had 9% in Tshwane in 2021.

In Ekurhuleni, the CSIR predicts the ANC will lose part of its 2021 share to ActionSA and the uMkhonto we Sizwe Party. It also says the DA will win the City of Joburg.

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Who
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (predicts election results (projections) for Gauteng metros); Democratic Alliance (leading the vote share in Gauteng); African National Congress (political party, projected to lose vote share in Ekurhuleni); ActionSA (political party, projected to gain votes in Ekurhuleni and Tshwane)
What
Based on CSIR projections with 23% of voting districts declared in Gauteng, the DA leads the vote share and is projected to top the vote in Ekurhuleni, the City of Joburg and Tshwane, with the ANC and ActionSA trailing in several metros.
When
5 November 2026
Where
Gauteng, Ekurhuleni Metro, City of Joburg
Status
Reported

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