Travelling story
South Africa local elections 2026
First seen in South Africa’s press on 29 October 2026. Carried by 4 presses over 11 days, 535 articles in all; the busiest day was 4 November 2026 with 104 articles.
Running — the press of 4 countries carried it, the latest on 8 November 2026.
Articles per day
The spread, day by day
For each day: the articles the presses gave it, and the presses that carried it for the first time that day.
- 73 articles · 4 presses so far
new: Mozambique (4)
- 24 articles · 3 presses so far
no new press
- 21 articles · 3 presses so far
no new press
- 52 articles · 3 presses so far
no new press
- 104 articles · 3 presses so far
new: United Kingdom (2)
- 72 articles · 2 presses so far
no new press
- 77 articles · 2 presses so far
no new press
- 45 articles · 2 presses so far
no new press
- 23 articles · 2 presses so far
no new press
- 7 articles · 2 presses so far
no new press
- 37 articles · 2 presses so far
new: South Africa (21), Ghana (16)
The presses that carried it
Ranked by articles over the whole story; the date is the first day each press carried it.
- South Africa 419 articles · from 29 Oct 2026
- Ghana 106 articles · from 29 Oct 2026
- United Kingdom 6 articles · from 4 Nov 2026
- Mozambique 4 articles · from 8 Nov 2026
What they wrote
A few headlines per day, in the outlets’ own words; the translation is ours when shown.
- United Kingdom · 8 Nov 2026 ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections ↗
- Mozambique · 8 Nov 2026 África do sul regista 15,9 milhões de votantes nas eleições autárquicas, mais quatro milhões do que em 2021. ↗
- Ghana · 8 Nov 2026 A historic election for South Africa ↗
- South Africa · 8 Nov 2026 LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: DA draws coalition red lines as Nelson Mandela Bay results take shape ↗
- South Africa · 7 Nov 2026 OPINION | The aftermath of local elections 2026 ↗
- South Africa · 7 Nov 2026 A meagre 12 million people cast ballots as vote counting commences after 12pm ↗
- Ghana · 7 Nov 2026 LIVE: Local government elections results ↗
- South Africa · 7 Nov 2026 Five takeaways from South Africa's 2026 local government elections ↗
- South Africa · 6 Nov 2026 77% of votes have been counted in Western Cape ↗
- South Africa · 6 Nov 2026 Free State election results capturing reaches 93%: IEC ↗
- United Kingdom · 6 Nov 2026 ANC faces bruising defeat in South African local elections with 80% of ballots counted ↗
- South Africa · 6 Nov 2026 ANC secures 191 seats as Northern Cape wraps up vote count ↗
- South Africa · 5 Nov 2026 After 9% of voted counted, DA takes early lead in Johannesburg ↗
- South Africa · 5 Nov 2026 LIVE | As early results trickle in, DA takes the lead in Joburg and Cape Town ↗
- South Africa · 5 Nov 2026 South Africa heads into vote counting after millions cast their ballot in local government elections ↗
- South Africa · 4 Nov 2026 D-Day as voters take their pick in crucial municipal elections ↗
- United Kingdom · 4 Nov 2026 ANC under pressure to reverse South Africa decline ↗
- Ghana · 4 Nov 2026 A – Z Guide to the 2026 local government elections ↗
- South Africa · 4 Nov 2026 Election Day: Everything you need to know when casting your vote ↗
- South Africa · 3 Nov 2026 Political parties asked to improve service delivery in Alexandra ↗
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