The Electoral Commission is pleased to report that the capturing and verification of election results are progressing steadily across the country. The Commission salutes the thousands of men and women who are pulling all the stops to ensure the finalisation of the capturing and auditing of results.
As at 17h00, over 60% of the 66 073 results had been captured. The Commission further reports that about 40 202 results slips have been scanned, while 32 238 have undergone independent auditing as part of the verification and quality assurance processes. These measures are aimed at ensuring the accuracy, transparency and integrity of the results before they are finalised.
Provincially
The capture rate in the Northern Cape is at 87% of results captured, followed by the Western Cape at 69%, the Eastern Cape at 60% and the Free State at 64%. Mpumalanga has captured 52%, while KwaZulu-Natal is at 37%, North West and Gauteng both at 35%, while Limpopo stands at 23%.
At a municipal level
A total of 65 of the 213 municipalities (31%) across the country have completed the capturing, scanning, auditing and exception process.
The Commission would like to caution that these figures remain provisional until the finalisation of objections material to an election.
The Commission remains committed to finalising the results as expeditiously as possible, while ensuring that all prescribed verification and quality assurance processes are rigorously followed to safeguard the accuracy, transparency and integrity of the results. It is anticipated that the Results collation process will be concluded by the weekend.
| Province |
Municipalities Tracked (Excluding 44 District Councils)
|
Completed | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | 33 | 9 | 27% |
| Free State | 19 | 7 | 37% |
| Gauteng | 9 | 0% | |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 44 | 6 | 14% |
| Limpopo | 22 | 1 | 5% |
| Mpumalanga | 17 | 5 | 29% |
| North West | 18 | 2 | 11% |
| Northern Cape | 26 | 21 | 81% |
| Western Cape | 25 | 14 | 56% |
| Grand Total | 213 | 65 | 31% |
The Commission therefore urges political parties, independent candidates, the media and members of the public to exercise caution when interpreting partial results and to rely on officially verified results published by the Commission.
Issue Tracker
One of the innovations going into the 2026 Local Government Elections has been the enhancement of the Issue Tracker. This is a mechanism for contestants and electoral staff to report all issues that could impair the election process.
The Commission has launched the newly enhanced Issue Tracker which is now a component of the Virtual ROC. The Virtual Roc is a platform for remote access to the electoral operational systems), and the 10 Results Operations Centres. The Issue Tracker system efficiently resolved over 1,000 cases logged on since the commencement of special votes.
The Commission reiterates its call for all stakeholders to continue to observe election regulations pertaining to the results processing phase and avoid issuing disinformation about the results.
For media queries: Please contact Kate Bapela on 082 600 6386
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