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South Africa local elections 2026

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Who covered it

PublisherArticles
www.citizen.co.za6
www.dailymaverick.co.za4
www.sabcnews.com2
africadaily.co.za2
www.iol.co.za2
www.businessday.co.za1
www.sanews.gov.za1
briefly.co.za1
taungdailynews.com1
pondolandtimes.co.za1
mg.co.za1
www.ebnewsdaily.co.za1

Articles

When (UTC)HeadlinePublisher
09-05 18:00In case you missed it: Joburg hit by severe weather conditions | Survey shows Joburg supports ANC | Malema hits at IECwww.citizen.co.za
09-05 10:08WATCH: ‘When it rains, ANC does well’: Ramaphosa defiant amid candidate list crisiswww.citizen.co.za
09-05 06:52Ramaphosa weighs Electoral Court action against IEC over alleged ANC candidate glitcheswww.iol.co.za
09-04 19:06LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Ramaphosa defends ANC’s late election candidate lists as party considers court actionwww.dailymaverick.co.za
09-04 14:48ANC Risks Losing 181 Candidates Over IEC System Glitch Ahead of Municipal Electionsbriefly.co.za
09-04 12:30ANC intends to challenge IEC over candidate capture failures - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all Soutwww.sabcnews.com
09-04 09:18ANC scores own goal after missing candidate-list deadlineafricadaily.co.za
09-04 07:18ANC scores own goal after missing candidate-list deadlineafricadaily.co.za
09-04 05:03LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ANC and DA in Dead Heat Across Key Metros as MK Dominates eThekwiniwww.dailymaverick.co.za
09-03 23:26LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ANC and DA in Dead Heat Across Key Metros as MK Dominates eThekwiniwww.dailymaverick.co.za
09-03 10:04IEC refutes ANC technical glitch claims over candidate submissions - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of alwww.sabcnews.com
09-03 09:02Here’s why the ANC submitted its councillor candidates to the IEC on deadline daywww.citizen.co.za
09-03 09:02Here's why the ANC submitted its councillor candidates to the IEC on deadline day | The Citizenwww.citizen.co.za
09-03 07:37I-IEC iyaphika ngokunika i-ANC ixesha elongezelelweyopondolandtimes.co.za
09-03 07:12ANC ready to contest Local Government Electionstaungdailynews.com
09-03 03:00Businesses pin hopes on November local elections to deliver policy certaintywww.businessday.co.za
09-03 01:54Record 142 072 candidates to contest 2026 local Elections, IEC says: Here's the full breakdown | The Citizenwww.citizen.co.za
09-03 01:54Record 142 072 candidates to contest 2026 local elections, IEC says: Here’s the full breakdownwww.citizen.co.za
09-02 22:25LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Extortion claims, cop probe fail to stop ANC Joburg candidate’s clearance to runwww.dailymaverick.co.za
09-02 14:30546 political parties to contest 2026 local government electionsmg.co.za
09-02 13:04Over 140 000 candidates submit nominations for 2026 Local Government Electionswww.ebnewsdaily.co.za
09-02 13:04Over 140 000 candidates submit nominations for 2026 Local Government Electionswww.sanews.gov.za
09-02 12:24IEC records 43% surge in candidates ahead of November local government electionswww.iol.co.za

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