South Africa Results Wait on 106 Complaints
South Africa's election body says 15.9 million voted and 106 complaints are open. Final results cannot come before Friday's 5...
November 5, 2026Topic
local elections
South Africa Local Vote Opens Mostly on Time
South Africa's local elections opened on 4 November. Polls close at 2 p.m. ET; see the latest polls and prediction-market...
November 4, 2026
South Africa Fires Poll Worker Over Party Car
South Africa's election commission fired a polling-station manager over an ANC-branded car, a day before local elections. Here is what...
November 3, 2026
South Africa Special Votes Start With Delays
About 780,000 special votes were cast in South Africa on Monday, the electoral commission said, despite late openings in Cape...
November 2, 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
Ecuador Gives Police and Troops Vote Passes
Ecuador's electoral council gave 113,832 police and soldiers credentials to vote on duty in the 29 November 2026 local elections.
October 30, 2026
South Africa Election Body Fights Fake News
South Africa's Electoral Commission has partnered with Google, Meta, Microsoft and TikTok to fight fake news before the 4 November...
October 23, 2026
South Africa Races to Print Extra Ballots
South Africa's electoral body must print about 6.6 million extra ballots after a court added 181 ANC candidates. Voting is...
October 22, 2026
Peru Priest Tells Voters Not to Back ‘the Same Scoundrels’ Before 4 October Local Vote
A Peru priest told his Andean flock not to vote for ‘the same scoundrels as always’ or sell their vote...
September 30, 2026