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Source domain: sanews.gov.za
Collected on 3 September 2026
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Final list of candidates for 2026 Local Government Elections
The final list of all eligible candidates who have successfully submitted nominations for the 2026 Local Government Elections will be compiled and made publicly available by the Electoral Commission.
The document's recorded date is 16 September 2026. Confirm on the official source.
Once these checks are complete, the Electoral Commission will compile and make available the final list of candidates on 16 September 2026,
Places
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, City of Tshwane, eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal
Reference
GOVNEWS-84011 at https://www.sanews.gov.za
Opening Date
2 September 2026
Closing Date
16 September 2026
Candidate nomination for 2026 Local Government Elections
Individuals can submit their nomination to run for a seat in a local council during the 2026 Local Government Elections. Nominations were accepted through an online system or by manual submission at Electoral Commission offices across the country.
The document's recorded date is 16 September 2026. Confirm on the official source.
By the close of the statutory period for the submission of candidate nominations at 5pm on Friday, 28 August 2026, a total of 142 072 candidates had been nominated across municipalities.
