{
  "id": 18363400,
  "title": "LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: DA projected to win 79% in Ramaphosa and Malema’s Joburg home ward",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/local-elections-2026-da-projected-to-win-79-in-ramaphosa-and-malemas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T20:14:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-11-05-da-projected-to-win-79-in-ramaphosa-and-malemas-joburg-home-ward/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "DA projected 79.4% win in Ward 90, home to Ramaphosa and Malema",
    "ANC received 4.6% of votes, EFF 2.3%",
    "No party expected to secure majority, coalition government likely"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Early results place PA among top three in Western Cape",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/early-results-place-pa-among-top-three-in-western-cape",
        "published": "2026-11-05T17:43:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}