uMshwathi Local Municipality
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Oct 15, 2026
Sizwe Mpofu-WalshHOST
In Sundays River, it had 62% of the seats, 10 out of 16.
Sizwe Mpofu-WalshHOST
In Umshwathi, it had 16 out of 27, so 60%.
Sizwe Mpofu-WalshHOST
So it had majorities in all of these places.
Sizwe Mpofu-WalshHOST
While to Sisulu, again, 54% of the seats, and in Mangaung, of course, it had 50.5%, so just enough, 51 out of 101 seats to really constitute a majority there.
Dan CorderHOST
In fact, all four of them are.
Dan CorderHOST
Then there's Umshwathi Local Municipality in KwaZulu, and then Free State, which has been set aside.
Dan CorderHOST
So we're gonna talk more about that with the rulings coming soon.
Dan CorderHOST
That would've been devastating to the African National Congress.
speaker_1HOST
The Electoral Commission says it accepts and respects the Constitutional Court's decision in the elections dispute involving the ANC.
speaker_1HOST
The commission last month said the ANC missed the deadline to submit candidate nomination lists affecting six municipalities, including Umshwathi and KZN.
speaker_1HOST
It rejected the party's appeal after the ANC claimed a systems glitch was to blame.
speaker_1HOST
The party went to the Electoral Court but could not convince it.
Rammaka MathopoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Four, the order of the electoral court is set aside and substitute the following.
Rammaka MathopoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
4.1, the decision of the first respondent, which is the Electoral Commission, to refuse acceptance of the applicant's party list, which is the ANC, and ward candidate nominations in respect of Sundays River Valley Local Municipality, Walter Sisulu Local Municipality, Ngquza Hill Local Municipality, Port St Johns Local Municipality, Umshwathi Local Municipality, and Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality is set aside.
Rammaka MathopoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
4.2, the first respondent, which is the Electoral Commission, is directed to do all things necessary to include the party lists and ward candidate nominations mentioned in paragraph four of this order in the lists and nominations onto the ballot papers and all other relevant processes for the purposes of the 4th November 2026 elections.
Rammaka MathopoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Five, costs are reserved.