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IEC orders recounts in five wards across Tshwane and Mangaung | Mail & Guardian | SA News

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has ordered recounts in five wards across the City of Tshwane and Mangaung following objections to the 2026 local government elections, as the commission works towards declaring the final results on Sunday.

The recounts affect wards 97 and 192 in Tshwane and wards 4, 12 and 19 in Mangaung. IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya said the commission had received 197 objections by 3 pm. Of these, 54 had been dismissed, 8 withdrawn and 2 upheld. The commission was still considering the remaining objections, with Moepya warning that provisional results and the seats allocated to political parties could change once all objections had been determined. He…

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