DA Vote Nearly Doubles in uMngeni as Party Expands Majority

The Democratic Alliance has increased its vote in uMngeni, KwaZulu-Natal, from 2021 levels, securing more than 60% of the vote and increasing its representation on the municipal council.

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6.11.2026

Election Results 2026, ANC Loses Majority for First Time in Buffalo City, UDM Climbs to Second

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ActionSA Takes Robben Island

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The Most Consequential Week of 2026

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Number of Councils with no Majority Almost Doubles

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6.11.2026

ANC Crashes to 32%, Democrats Sweep the Midterms, the $33 Trillion Reparations Bill

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DA Loses 12 Points Since 2016 but CSIR Projects it Will Retain Cape Town Majority

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ANC Collapses From 56% to 19% in eThekwini as MKP Emerges as Largest Party

POLITICS DESK

- 6.11.2026

ANC Falls 22 Points Since 2016 as CSIR Projects Historic Electoral Decline

POLITICS DESK

- 6.11.2026

ANC Loses More Than Half its Support in Johannesburg as CSIR Projects Just 20%

NEWS DESK

- 6.11.2026

DAVID ANSARA

The Most Consequential Week of 2026

David Ansara examines a pivotal week for South Africa and the world.

GREG MILLS, RAY HARTLEY AND EDWIN SIFUNA

The Case of Tundu Lissu, Tanzania’s Democratic Descent, an Unbelievable President, and America’s Message

As Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu awaits a verdict on treason charges, Edwin Sifuna, Ray Hartley, and Greg Mills warn that Africa’s democratic retreat is accelerating, while America’s withdrawal from the continent leaves African democrats increasingly responsible for defending political freedom and the rule of law.

SIMON LINCOLN READER

When Journalism Becomes a Weapon

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

The Election is Over, What Should the ANC and DA do Now?

DAVID CHRISTIANSON

South Africa is Once Again Making History

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Most Voters Oppose Companies Cutting Jobs to Avoid BEE

If complying with BEE is so costly that a company cuts its staff to escape the rules, would voters support that decision?

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Most Voters Want Local Government, Not the Private Sector, to Keep Running Basic Services

Should local government keep running the provision of water, refuse collection, and electricity, or should the private sector take over?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Voters say China Brings More Investment and Jobs to South Africa Than The US Does

Who do voters think does more for South Africa’s economy, China or the United States?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most voters want the private sector to run public hospitals

Should the government take over private hospitals, or should the private sector take over public ones? Voters were asked to choose.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Voters say South African Companies Should be Allowed to Explore for Oil and Gas

Should South African companies be allowed to look for oil and gas if it helps the country produce its own oil? What do voters think?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Likely Voters Have Given the Local Elections Real Thought

Polling day is almost here. How much thought have the voters most likely to turn out given the local elections?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Fewer Likely Voters Like the ANC Than at the Start of Last Year

With the local elections almost here, how do likely voters feel about the ANC, and has that changed?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

More Voters Have No View of Herman Mashaba Than Like or Dislike him

Herman Mashaba leads ActionSA and is its candidate for mayor of Johannesburg. How many voters have formed a view of him?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Ramaphosa has Lost Favour with Voters Since 2022

Cyril Ramaphosa leads the ANC into next month's local elections. How do voters as a whole rate him now, compared with 2022?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Voters Oppose Companies Cutting Jobs to Avoid BEE

If complying with BEE is so costly that a company cuts its staff to escape the rules, would voters support that decision?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Voters Want Local Government, Not the Private Sector, to Keep Running Basic Services

Should local government keep running the provision of water, refuse collection, and electricity, or should the private sector take over?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Voters say China Brings More Investment and Jobs to South Africa Than The US Does

Who do voters think does more for South Africa’s economy, China or the United States?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most voters want the private sector to run public hospitals

Should the government take over private hospitals, or should the private sector take over public ones? Voters were asked to choose.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Voters say South African Companies Should be Allowed to Explore for Oil and Gas

Should South African companies be allowed to look for oil and gas if it helps the country produce its own oil? What do voters think?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Likely Voters Have Given the Local Elections Real Thought

Polling day is almost here. How much thought have the voters most likely to turn out given the local elections?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Fewer Likely Voters Like the ANC Than at the Start of Last Year

With the local elections almost here, how do likely voters feel about the ANC, and has that changed?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

More Voters Have No View of Herman Mashaba Than Like or Dislike him

Herman Mashaba leads ActionSA and is its candidate for mayor of Johannesburg. How many voters have formed a view of him?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Ramaphosa has Lost Favour with Voters Since 2022

Cyril Ramaphosa leads the ANC into next month's local elections. How do voters as a whole rate him now, compared with 2022?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Voters Oppose Companies Cutting Jobs to Avoid BEE

If complying with BEE is so costly that a company cuts its staff to escape the rules, would voters support that decision?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Voters Want Local Government, Not the Private Sector, to Keep Running Basic Services

Should local government keep running the provision of water, refuse collection, and electricity, or should the private sector take over?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Voters say China Brings More Investment and Jobs to South Africa Than The US Does

Who do voters think does more for South Africa’s economy, China or the United States?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most voters want the private sector to run public hospitals

Should the government take over private hospitals, or should the private sector take over public ones? Voters were asked to choose.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Voters say South African Companies Should be Allowed to Explore for Oil and Gas

Should South African companies be allowed to look for oil and gas if it helps the country produce its own oil? What do voters think?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Likely Voters Have Given the Local Elections Real Thought

Polling day is almost here. How much thought have the voters most likely to turn out given the local elections?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Fewer Likely Voters Like the ANC Than at the Start of Last Year

With the local elections almost here, how do likely voters feel about the ANC, and has that changed?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

More Voters Have No View of Herman Mashaba Than Like or Dislike him

Herman Mashaba leads ActionSA and is its candidate for mayor of Johannesburg. How many voters have formed a view of him?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Ramaphosa has Lost Favour with Voters Since 2022

Cyril Ramaphosa leads the ANC into next month's local elections. How do voters as a whole rate him now, compared with 2022?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Voters Oppose Companies Cutting Jobs to Avoid BEE

If complying with BEE is so costly that a company cuts its staff to escape the rules, would voters support that decision?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Voters Want Local Government, Not the Private Sector, to Keep Running Basic Services

Should local government keep running the provision of water, refuse collection, and electricity, or should the private sector take over?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Voters say China Brings More Investment and Jobs to South Africa Than The US Does

Who do voters think does more for South Africa’s economy, China or the United States?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most voters want the private sector to run public hospitals

Should the government take over private hospitals, or should the private sector take over public ones? Voters were asked to choose.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Voters say South African Companies Should be Allowed to Explore for Oil and Gas

Should South African companies be allowed to look for oil and gas if it helps the country produce its own oil? What do voters think?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Most Likely Voters Have Given the Local Elections Real Thought

Polling day is almost here. How much thought have the voters most likely to turn out given the local elections?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Fewer Likely Voters Like the ANC Than at the Start of Last Year

With the local elections almost here, how do likely voters feel about the ANC, and has that changed?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

More Voters Have No View of Herman Mashaba Than Like or Dislike him

Herman Mashaba leads ActionSA and is its candidate for mayor of Johannesburg. How many voters have formed a view of him?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Ramaphosa has Lost Favour with Voters Since 2022

Cyril Ramaphosa leads the ANC into next month's local elections. How do voters as a whole rate him now, compared with 2022?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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ANC on 32%: First Results Model is in

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5.11.2026

Why This Election Does Not Matter

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5.11.2026

Marius Roodt: MKP Was the Biggest Party in 35 of 44 KZN Municipalities

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4.11.2026

Can the DA, ActionSA, and the FF+ Govern Without the ANC? James Myburgh Is Sceptical

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3.11.2026

Mark Oppenheimer: UCT is Trying to Remove Me for Talking On A Podcast

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28.10.2026

ANC on 32%: First Results Model is in

THE COMMON SENSE

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5.11.2026

Why This Election Does Not Matter

THE COMMON SENSE

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5.11.2026

Marius Roodt: MKP Was the Biggest Party in 35 of 44 KZN Municipalities

THE COMMON SENSE

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4.11.2026

Can the DA, ActionSA, and the FF+ Govern Without the ANC? James Myburgh Is Sceptical

THE COMMON SENSE

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3.11.2026

Mark Oppenheimer: UCT is Trying to Remove Me for Talking On A Podcast

THE COMMON SENSE

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28.10.2026

LGE 2026: Latest Polling

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LGE 2026: Latest Polling

The latest polling from the SRF and The Common Sense reveals where South Africans stand ahead of the November 2026 local elections, from party support and presidential succession to the GNU, immigration, views on March and March and AfriForum, and whether the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal should secede.

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4.11.2026

DA Leads in Jo’burg, But Likely Short of a Majority

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MKP Dominates in eThekwini, ANC Support Craters

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Fewer Than a Third of South Africans Support the ANC

POLITICS DESK

Tshwane Remains on the Brink in Latest Polling

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

DA Leads in Jo’burg, But Likely Short of a Majority

POLITICS DESK

MKP Dominates in eThekwini, ANC Support Craters

POLITICS DESK

Fewer Than a Third of South Africans Support the ANC

POLITICS DESK

Tshwane Remains on the Brink in Latest Polling

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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Election Results 2026, ANC Loses Majority for First Time in Buffalo City, UDM Climbs to Second

The ANC remained the largest party in Buffalo City, but with less than half of the vote, while the UDM came second, and the DA third.

POLITICS DESK

DA Vote Nearly Doubles in uMngeni as Party Expands Majority

POLITICS DESK

ActionSA Takes Robben Island

STAFF WRITER

The Most Consequential Week of 2026

DAVID ANSARA

Number of Councils with no Majority Almost Doubles

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Thriving in SA’s enclaves

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This is What Families Must do to Survive a Future South Africa

The Common Sense’s guide to South Africa's enclave future.

FRANS CRONJE

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3.11.2026

The Common Sense's Latest Scenarios: Reform Now Less Likely

FRANS CRONJE

How To Thrive In South Africa's Enclave Future: (Members Special)

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South Africans Are Doing It for Themselves

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Majority of South Africans Say Communities Are Taking Over Government’s Job

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

The Common Sense's Latest Scenarios: Reform Now Less Likely

FRANS CRONJE

How To Thrive In South Africa's Enclave Future: (Members Special)

FRANS CRONJE

South Africans Are Doing It for Themselves

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Majority of South Africans Say Communities Are Taking Over Government’s Job

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Democrats Drub Republicans in US Midterms

In a sweeping rebuke of President Donald Trump, Democrats have seized control of the Senate and are on course to take the House of Representatives, overturning Republican dominance in several of America's most conservative states.

FOREIGN DESK

Dispatch from Washington

RICHARD TREN

Left-Wing Coup Attempt in Poland as Protests Grip Capital

FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUREAU

Two elections, one question: Who really decides what your vote is worth?

PAULA SLIER

Bibi Still Holds the Cards

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ANC Crashes to 32%, Democrats Sweep the Midterms, the $33 Trillion Reparations Bill

THE COMMON SENSE

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6.11.2026

Frans Cronje: No Party May Ever Win South Africa Outright Again

THE COMMON SENSE

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2.11.2026

Frans Cronje: The ANC Can Win 50% Again Under Motsepe

THE COMMON SENSE

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2.11.2026

New SRF Poll: ANC at 32%, MKP Takes Durban, Britain's 1 000 Days to War, Roelf Meyer

THE COMMON SENSE

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31.10.2026

ANC Crashes to 32%, Democrats Sweep the Midterms, the $33 Trillion Reparations Bill

THE COMMON SENSE

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6.11.2026

Frans Cronje: No Party May Ever Win South Africa Outright Again

THE COMMON SENSE

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2.11.2026

Frans Cronje: The ANC Can Win 50% Again Under Motsepe

THE COMMON SENSE

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2.11.2026

New SRF Poll: ANC at 32%, MKP Takes Durban, Britain's 1 000 Days to War, Roelf Meyer

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31.10.2026

ECNOMICS

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Counting the Cost of Losing AGOA: In America, in Jobs in SA, but Not in Beijing

South African workers and American strategic interests will bear the costs of losing AGOA, while Beijing stands to benefit from the fallout.

GREG MILLS AND RAY HARTLEY

AGOA Exclusion Is More Symbolic Than Material

STAFF WRITER

Musk Ally Slams SA’s Race Laws for Blocking Free Internet for 2.4 Million Children

STAFF WRITER

South Africa’s Table Grape Harvest Looks Strong, but Trade and Port Challenges Loom

WANDILE SIHLOBO

Is America on the Brink of Another Economic Boom?

BHEKI MAHLOBO

LFE

The Phones at Our Table

With our children now at university, I look back on years of battles over phones, what they taught me, and whether what we did was enough.

CJ BARE

The Phones at Our Table

Why South Africa Is One of the Best Countries in the World to Be Middle Class

Peter Hain’s Smuggler Kingpin: When the Author Becomes the Most Interesting Character

SPRTS

Our Team has no Colour

This weekend, the legacy media again fed its poison into the public mind, this time via an article in TimesLIVE arguing that there are too few black players in the Springbok rugby team, with the implication that the team, its supporters, and its achievements are somehow illegitimate, shameful, and undeserving of national praise.

THE EDITORIAL BOARD