The picture of who will run the country’s 257 municipalities became clearer as vote counting in the 2021 Local Government Elections reached 69% on Wednesday morning.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is determined to complete at least 90% of the vote counting this evening.
With the first day of vote counting still underway in the 2021 Local Government Elections, more than 50% percent of the votes have been counted.
The Electoral Commission (IEC) in KwaZulu-Natal has announced that result counting at voting stations has been completed, with capturing and auditing of the results on the system currently underway.
With at least 85% of the Local Government Election votes counted in the Northern Cape, indications are that parties with a traditionally smaller base of supporters are garnering more votes than they did in the 2016 elections.
While vote counting continues for the 2021 Local Government Elections, results for the Metropolitan Municipalities in the country have started trickling in.
The African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo has reclaimed the Modimolle-Mookgophong and Thabazimbi Municipalities which it had lost in the 2016 municipal elections.
Hours since South Africans cast their vote in the 2021 Local Government Elections, 37% of vote counting has been completed.
Eskom has announced that stage two load shedding will be implemented from 4pm this afternoon following a shortage of generating capacity.
As vote counting for the 2021 Local Government Elections continues in different parts of the country, the African National Congress (ANC) continues to hold most of the seats in various municipalities, especially in the rural areas.
