Local government elections
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Ramaphosa announces 4 November as 2026 local government election date
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa's local government elections will take place on 4 November 2026. The announcement came during a Presidential Coordinating Council meeting in Ekurhuleni. Party leaders are responding with calls for peaceful campaigning and preparations for the polls.