Ramaphosa announces date for 2026 local government elections
Voter registration weekend is set for 20 and 21 June.
Black News 
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the date for the 2026 local government elections in South Africa.
Speaking to the media outside the President’s Coordinating Council meeting in Boksburg on Thursday, Ramaphosa confirmed South Africans will go to the polls on 4 November.
Voter registration weekend is set for 20 and 21 June, with more than 200 000 new voters having registered online since November 2025.
“The people of South Africa will determine how they want to vote and who they want to vote for.
“All we have to do is respect the will of our people. Once our people have decided, we abide, and we continue serving them,” said Ramaphosa.
