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The African National Congress (ANC) has secured its first council seat in the Northern Cape, winning Ward 3 in the Kamiesberg Municipality with 52.54% of the vote.

The victory provides an early boost for the party as the 2026 Local Government Election results continue to come in.

With more than 26 600 votes counted, the ANC is leading the national tally with 34.37%, narrowly ahead of the Democratic Alliance (DA) at 33.58%. The Freedom Front Plus is in third place with 8.79%.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has cautioned that these are preliminary results and that the national picture could change as more voting districts are processed overnight.

LGE 2026 UPDATE | With over 26 600 votes, the ANC is in the lead nationally with 34.37%, followed by the DA with 33.58%. The Freedom Front Plus has 8.79%. https://t.co/43QHO3SwQP

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SACP

The South African Communist Party (SACP) appears to be one of the surprise early performers in this elections. Having broken ranks with its alliance partner, the ANC – the SACP is contesting independently and has climbed to sixth place on the national leaderboard, with just over 32 000 votes counted.

It is currently outperforming several well-established rivals, including the United Democratic Movement, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, and ActionSA.