LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: DA projected to win 79% in Ramaphosa and Malema’s Joburg home ward
In interviews with the DA’s federal leader Ashor Sarupen, ActionSA’s Funzi Ngobeni and the ANC’s deputy secretary-general, Nomvula Mokonyane, we assess the future of Johannesburg’s governance as the results start to land.
Local Elections Results 2026 have shown the Democratic Alliance (DA) projected to win 79.4% of the vote in Joburg's Ward 90, home to President Cyril Ramaphosa and EFF leader Julius Malema. The ANC received 4.6% of the votes cast, while the EFF garnered 2.3%. No single party is expected to secure an outright majority in Johannesburg, potentially leading to a coalition government.
The DA's federal chairperson, Ashor Sarupen, expects the party to become the largest party in many councils, including Johannesburg. ActionSA, led by Herman Mashaba, is seen as the potential kingmaker in coalition negotiations.
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