The ANC has won 42 seats around the country with 8% of the votes counted.
The first win for a smaller party has seen The Peoples Movement for Change, winning two seats, one in Laingsburg and the other in Kamisberg.
The Siyancuma Independent Forum has also won a seat in its local area in the Northern Cape. The province, with its smaller population, is far ahead in its counting, with 32% of votes already verified.
The ANC has won 28 seats in the province, with the DA second on 11. The Patriotic Alliance lies third nationally at this early stage, with nine seats from its strongholds in the Northern and Western Cape.
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City of Cape Town
7% votes counted
DA: 62.14%
ANC: 8.34%
PA: 5.61% https://t.co/4DmQdyclxY— SABC News (@SABCNews) November 5, 2026
Reporting by: Janet Whitton