The Presidency says President Cyril Ramaphosa and his deputy Paul Mashatile will join the over 29 million South Africans as they cast their votes today (Wednesday). They will vote at the Hyde Park High School and at the St Johannes Lutheran Church in Kelvin in Johannesburg respectively.
PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA TO CAST HIS VOTE IN THE 2026 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
President @CyrilRamaphosa and First Lady Dr Tshepo Motsepe will on Wednesday, 04 November 2026, cast their votes at the Hyde Park High School in the City of Johannesburg.
President Ramaphosa has, in terms of Section 2A of the Public Holidays Act of 1994, declared Wednesday, 4 November 2026 – the date for Local Government Elections – as a public holiday throughout the country.
The President calls on all registered voters to use the opportunity of the public holiday to exercise their democratic right and civic duty by voting in this election that empowers citizens to elect local public representatives and influence service delivery where they live.
ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
#LGE2026
— The Presidency
(@PresidencyZA) November 3, 2026
Over 23 000 voting stations have opened at 7am and will close at nine in the evening.
South Africans are voting in the country’s seventh democratic local government elections . Both President Ramaphosa and his deputy will cast their votes here in Joahnnesburg at 10am and 11am respectively. Meanwhile, the IEC Chairperson Mosotho Moepya and his team have vowed to deliver credible, free and fair elections and the results will be declared within seven days after the polls.