Municipal elections: government thanks South Africans for voting, urges respect for results
The Government of South Africa's official X account thanked citizens for taking part in the 4 November municipal elections and called for the outcomes to be respected.
The Government of South Africa has thanked South Africans for taking part in the municipal elections held on 4 November, and urged citizens to respect the democratic outcomes.
In a post on its official X account, the government said it thanked “all South Africans for exercising their democratic right by participating in the country’s Municipal Elections yesterday (4 November)” and urged citizens “to respect the democratic outcomes of the elections.”
The post, tagged #GovZAUpdates and #LGE2026, directed readers to a link to follow the election results.
The statement is the public record of the government’s position as counting continues. It does not announce results, and none are reported here.
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