The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure, NATJOINTS, says it is monitoring political violence, protest activity, and other potential threats to the 2026 Local Government Elections.
Special voting gets underway on Monday and will continue on Tuesday.
Wednesday is the main voting day and is a public holiday.
The security cluster has warned political parties and their supporters against intimidation, violence, and attempts to disrupt the electoral process.
NATJOINTS chairperson and Deputy National Police Commissioner Tebello Mosikili says law enforcement will respond decisively to criminal conduct while protecting lawful political participation.
She was addressing the media in Pretoria.
“No marches or protests will be allowed, as this will be regarded as a crime. Access to voting stations cannot be blocked. Access to electoral offices cannot in any way be blocked. Voters and election materials must remain unobstructed,” says Mosikili .
NATJOINTS co-chairs briefing on security readiness ahead of LGE 2026:
NATJOINTS says security deployments at voting stations will be guided by intelligence assessments, with different levels of police capacity assigned according to identified risks. This comes as 331 high-risk voting stations have been identified across the country, with KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng accounting for the majority.
Mosikili says high, medium and low-risk stations had been categorised to ensure adequate deployment and a swift response to potential threats.
“We know on high-risk voting stations how many members will be put on duty or deployed on the medium and low. So we have three categories that we are working on that we think the capacity that we are having is adequate to respond to those including the hotspots provinces.”