Chairperson Mosotho Moepya: Official Declaration of 2026 Local Government Elections Results

Chairperson Mosotho Moepya: Official Declaration of 2026 Local Government Elections Results Vuyelwa Sun, 11/08/2026 - 19:20 08 Nov 2026 Address by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission at the Official Declaration of the 2026 Local Government Elections Results Programme Director, His Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa Fellow Commissioners, The Chief Electoral Officer and members of the Electoral Commission's leadership, Representatives of political parties, Independent candidates, Members of the diplomatic corps, Representatives of civil society, Our election observers, Members of the media, Distinguished guests, Fellow South Africans. Democracy is a collective effort. The Electoral Commission is a constitutional institution. Its authority derives from the Constitution and the law, but its credibility is sustained through the confidence that the people of South Africa place in it. Section 190 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa enjoins the Electoral Commission to ensure that the elections it conducts are free and fair. The freeness and fairness of an election cannot be presumed. It must be established. In this regard, the Commission enlisted the services of

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