South Africans vote for the future of their municipalities

Millions of people across the country exercised their right to vote in the Local Government Elections on 4 November. Many said it was important to them who ran their municipality for the next five years.

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Edited by Ashraf Hendricks. Footage filmed by Hendricks, Liezl Human, Ihsaan Haffejee, Matthew Hirsch, Joseph Bracken, Vincent Lali and Bongane Motaung
TOPICS:  Elections 2026

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