{
  "id": 18319871,
  "title": "CSIR predicts hung councils across all three Gauteng metros",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/csir-predicts-hung-councils-across-all-three-gauteng-metros",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T14:13:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/csir-predicts-hung-councils-across-all-three-gauteng-metros/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has forecasted that all three municipalities within Gauteng province will experience hung councils in the upcoming elections. As of now, 23% of voting districts have been declared, with the Democratic Alliance (DA) leading in vote share. In Ekurhuleni Metro, the DA is projected to secure the highest share of votes at 29%. The African National Congress (ANC) is anticipated to see a decline in its 2021 vote share, with ActionSA and the uMkhonto we Sizwe Party (MKP) potentially gaining ground.\n\nIn the City of Joburg, the DA is expected to emerge victorious with 33% of the votes, followed by the ANC with 20% and ActionSA with 16%. Tshwane is also set to see the DA with the highest proportion of votes at 31%, trailed by ActionSA at 23% and the ANC with 20%. This projection shows a significant rise for ActionSA, which only garnered 9% of the votes in Tshwane during the 2021 elections.\n\nAccording to Dr Paul Mokilane, who presented these projections, the DA's strong performance across the three metros is the primary driver behind the predicted hung councils.",
  "summary": "With 23% of voting districts declared in the province, the DA is leading the vote share.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}