An Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) polling station official looks on as voters mark their ballots at a polling booth at the George Campbell School of Technology in Durban on November 4, 2026, during South Africa's local government elections. South Africa voted on November 4, 2026 in local government elections dominated by anger over failures in water and power supply that are expected to result in a further slide in support for the ANC. Control of the major cities is at stake in the vote for 257 councils that will gauge the political mood ahead of the next national elections in 2029. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP via Getty Images)