2026 ELECTION RESULTS: ANC LEADS IN SIX PROVINCES, MK PARTY TAKES THE LEAD IN KWAZULU-NATAL, WHILE THE DA LEADS IN THE WESTERN CAPE!
The latest results snapshot, with 24.4% of voting districts counted, shows different political parties leading across South Africa’s provinces.
PROVINCIAL LEADERS – LATEST SNAPSHOT
– Limpopo: ANC – 53.42%
– North West: ANC – 38.54%
– Western Cape: DA – 53.89%
– KwaZulu-Natal: MK Party – 32.54%
– Mpumalanga: ANC – 41.99%
– Northern Cape: ANC – 40.62%
– Eastern Cape: ANC – 48.88%
– Free State: ANC – 37.37%
WHAT STANDS OUT?
The ANC is leading in most of the provinces shown, while the MK Party is ahead in KwaZulu-Natal. The DA continues to lead in the Western Cape, demonstrating the different political patterns emerging across the country.
These are provisional figures, not final outcomes. With only 24.4% of voting districts counted at the time of this update, the standings could still change as more votes are processed.
South Africa’s political landscape is taking shape, but the final picture is far from