IEC says objections will not delay election results
Ongoing: Elections Hot
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) will announce local government election results at 6pm on Sunday. It has received 197 objections so far, and it dismissed 54 of them.
The IEC said it withdrew or settled several objections already. Eight were withdrawn and 2 were upheld. Results are being recounted in five wards.
The wards are in eThekwini, Msunduzi, Johannesburg, Emfuleni and Rustenburg. IEC spokesperson Mmakgabo Ramatlhodi said objections that matter to the outcome and arrive after the declaration may affect results. Those results would then have to be amended.
The African National Congress and the Economic Freedom Fighters defended the commission. They said it ran the election fairly and dealt with complaints properly.
Key facts
- Who
- Mmakgabo Ramatlhodi (IEC spokesperson); Electoral Commission of South Africa (election management body); African National Congress (political party that defended the IEC); Economic Freedom Fighters (political party that defended the IEC)
- What
- The Electoral Commission of South Africa said outstanding objections will not stop the announcement of local government election results, scheduled for 6pm Sunday. It has received 197 objections in total: 54 dismissed, 8 withdrawn, 2 upheld, with results recounted in five wards.
- When
- 8 November 2026
- Where
- eThekwini, Msunduzi, Johannesburg
- Status
- Reported