CENTURION - The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has outlined the final steps to wrap up the 2026 Local Government Elections.
These include gazetting the names of elected councillors and preparing for the first sittings of municipal councils
According to IEC Chairperson Mosotho Moepya, the Commission will publish the list of elected councillors this Friday.
He said allocation of seats is clear, although he noted that there are investigations underway over a handful of objections.
“There were objections that were before the Commission and at that time the Commission had considered them and decided on them.
“But there have been objections, competent in law, that have come. We need to look at them...
Moepya maintains that the potential impact will be limited, noting that about three objections have been withheld out of those received.
As of 12pm today the 1,708 purported objections.
Of these, 433 were deemed section 65 objections as provided for in the Act.
A total of 252 of these section 65 objections have been finalised, and 249 rejected, involving 12 recounts and seven edit windows, in addition to the revote in the Northern Cape next week.