Shivambu says Afrika Mayibuye won more than 72 000 votes
Afrika Mayibuye Movement president Floyd Shivambu said at the Electoral Commission's results centre that his party, in its first elections, allegedly won more than 72 000 votes. He also called South African politics childish and set out his view on coalitions.
Shivambu said personal egos and petty grievances have made progressive coalition government impossible. He said his party believes the party with the most votes should lead a municipality. He said the DA should lead Johannesburg, and the ANC should lead Ekurhuleni if it finishes first.
Shivambu claimed the ANC is corrupt and unfit to lead Johannesburg or Ekurhuleni. He said the EFF possibly had the highest budget for these elections, yet it could not persuade more than 7% of voters. He said the IEC ran the elections well and called complaints from party leaders oversensitivity.
Provisional results showed no outright winner in 69 of the first 100 councils. The ANC vote share fell from 45.6% in 2021 to around 32% by Friday midday. The EFF share fell from 10.3% to about 6.2% by Friday afternoon.
Key facts
- Who
- Floyd Shivambu (President of the Afrika Mayibuye Movement; former EFF coalition negotiator and…); Jacob Zuma (Former president, referred to in Shivambu's remarks about MK); Afrika Mayibuye Movement (Political party contesting its first elections); Electoral Commission of South Africa (Election management body; results were provisional)
- What
- Speaking at the Electoral Commission of South Africa's Results Operations Centre, Floyd Shivambu criticised political childishness and said Afrika Mayibuye, contesting its first elections, allegedly secured more than 72 000 votes. He set out his coalition position, saying the party with the most votes should lead a municipality.
- When
- 6 November 2026
- Where
- South Africa, Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni
- Status
- Reported