Live results for national, provincial and local government elections, aggregated from declared voting districts as they come in. Seat projections carry a margin of error until the count closes.
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Citizen polls run in the lead-up to every election. One vote per verified account. Results are weighted and published with full methodology.
Plain-language guides on how our democracy works, from national elections to your ward councillor, what the Constitution guarantees you, and how to cast a valid ballot.
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The Constitution is the highest law of the land. Any law or conduct inconsistent with it is invalid, and the obligations it imposes must be fulfilled. Not even Parliament or the President stands above it.
Every citizen aged 18 or older who is registered on the voters' roll. The right to free, fair and regular elections is entrenched in Section 19 of the Bill of Rights.
The National Assembly meets within 14 days of results being declared to elect the President. Provincial legislatures follow a similar process to elect Premiers.
Yes. Objections go to the Electoral Commission first, and disputes can be escalated to the Electoral Court, which has the status of a high court.
A moderated civic feed. Between elections, our editors curate significant political developments into the Dialogue so the conversation never loses the plot. Community rules apply: engage the idea, not the person.
Eastern Cape legislature adopts water infrastructure motion. The motion commits the province to publishing quarterly progress reports on bulk water projects. We've linked it to 3 tracked campaign promises. Follow the thread for the committee record.
Our ward went 11 days without a substation repair. Every party promised "energy security" last campaign. The promise tracker shows two of those pledges as stalled. When do words become work?
First-time voter here. The proportional representation module finally made coalitions make sense to me. More of this and fewer slogans, please. Tonight's debate stream, who's watching?
Every election debate streamed live, with real-time fact-check overlays and replays on demand, so citizens choose on substance, not soundbites.
Live fact-check panel and sign-language interpretation on every stream. Replays available within an hour, with searchable transcripts in all 12 official languages.
Every campaign pledge logged, sourced to manifestos and speeches, then tracked against Hansard records, budgets and committee reports across all nine provincial legislatures and Parliament.
Create a petition, gather verified signatures, and when thresholds are met we formally deliver it to the responsible legislature or council, then track the official response.
Keep the title specific and name the body that can actually act on it. Petitions that ask one clear thing of one clear addressee get delivered and answered.
Formal referendums run with verified voter identity, one person one vote, an immutable audit trail, and independent observation. Civic (non-binding) referendums gauge national sentiment on major questions.
217 902 verified ballots cast · your vote is recorded
Each ballot is tied to a verified identity but stored separately from the vote itself, so participation can be audited without exposing how anyone voted. Results are published with the full anonymised dataset.
Identity checks stop double voting. A cryptographic separation between the voter roll and the ballot box keeps every vote secret.
Civic referendums measure public sentiment and carry moral weight. Statutory referendums under national law would follow the formal legal framework and electoral authority oversight.
Every tally change is logged to an append-only record which independent observers can verify end to end.
Every ward by-election tracked: results, swings, turnout and what each contest signals about the national mood. Significant shifts are curated straight into the National Dialogue.
| Date | Ward | Municipality | Result | Swing | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2026 | Ward 42 | eThekwini | GAIN · Party D from Party A | +9.6% | 41.2% |
| 04 Jun 2026 | Ward 7 | Nelson Mandela Bay | HOLD · Party B | −2.1% | 33.8% |
| 21 May 2026 | Ward 15 | Polokwane | HOLD · Party A | +0.8% | 29.4% |
| 07 May 2026 | Ward 88 | City of Johannesburg | GAIN · Party C from Party B | +11.3% | 37.9% |
Swing measured against the same ward's previous result. Analysis threads for each contest open in the National Dialogue.
The registered parties and independent candidates that contested the 2024 elections, from the Electoral Commission's published candidate lists. Shown alphabetically, not in ballot draw order. Independent candidates are marked and their ID numbers have been removed.
Source: IEC candidate lists, 2024 National and Provincial Elections. Contact the Electoral Commission for the authoritative record.