President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged political parties to cooperate in good faith in constituting councils so that they can get to work for their communities.
Ramaphosa says this in his letter to the nation on Monday morning, following the announcement of the 2026 Local Government Elections (LGE) on Sunday night.
He says those who have been elected must work to find common ground from the very outset, regardless of their political differences, to prove themselves worthy of the trust placed in them by South Africans.
He says they must become an engine room of service delivery, a driver of development and a creator of opportunity.
Dear Fellow South African,
Last night, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announced the results of the 2026 local government elections. All South Africans should be proud that this election, a crucial pillar of our democratic constitutional order, was free, fair and peaceful.
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— Cyril Ramaphosa
(@CyrilRamaphosa) November 9, 2026