ANC candidates

IEC informs ANC that 181 local election candidates were not finally submitted

📅 1 September 2026

The IEC informed the ANC that candidate nominations not marked “submit as final” would not be treated as valid submissions. The issue affected 181 ANC candidates across six municipalities, despite...

Electoral Court rejects ANC appeal over 181 excluded candidates

📅 16 September 2026

The Electoral Court dismissed the ANC’s application to restore 181 candidates excluded from local election ballots in six municipalities. The court held that uploading candidate information without...

Constitutional Court orders IEC to include 181 ANC candidates on ballots

📅 15 Oktober 2026

The Constitutional Court granted the ANC leave to appeal and ordered the IEC to take steps to include 181 ANC candidates in six municipalities on the 4 November ballots. It reversed the Electoral...