South Africa Sets 4 November 2026 for Local Government Elections as IEC Reports Mixed By-Election Results

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South Africa’s seventh democratic Local Government Elections (LGE) will be held on 4 November 2026, President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed on Thursday during the extended President’s Coordinating Council meeting at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni. Ramaphosa said the election date aligns with the constitutional requirement that local polls be held within 90 days of the […]


