Cape Town Heads for One-Party Majority
The Democratic Alliance was above 60% of Cape Town's vote in a partial count. Final results are due Sunday 8...
November 8, 2026Topic
Democratic Alliance
Small South African Party Doubles Its Vote
ActionSA won 5.68% of South Africa's 4 November local vote, up from 2.33% in 2021, and may decide who runs...
November 7, 2026
South Africa Delays Local Election Result
South Africa’s electoral commission upheld 2 of 197 objections and ordered five recounts. Final local election results now come Sunday,...
November 7, 2026
South Africa’s 10-Party Coalition Explained
How South Africa's ten-party coalition works and what the 257 council elections held on 4 November 2026 could change for...
November 4, 2026
South Africa Counts Votes in Local Election
South Africa is counting votes from the 4 November local elections. See the key metros, the ANC and DA stakes,...
November 1, 2026
136,790 Run in South Africa Local Election
South Africa votes on 4 November: 136,790 candidates, 10,526 council seats, 257 municipalities and what two or three ballot papers...
October 26, 2026
South Africa Faces US$51 Million Bill to Repair Its Embassies Abroad
South Africa's embassies need about US$51 million in repairs, a foreign ministry reply shows, with London's Trafalgar Square landmark among...
September 29, 2026
South Africa’s Democratic Alliance Unveils a Quiet Manifesto Strategy
The DA manifesto strategy shifts from ideology to administrative competence, targeting jobs, power and clean procurement in coalition-era South Africa.
August 15, 2026
Wrangle Over Expropriation Act Risks Sinking South Africa’s Government Of National Unity
The Democratic Alliance has declared a formal dispute over the Expropriation Act, testing whether South Africa’s coalition government can survive...
August 9, 2026