南非选举委员会（IEC）周四开始统计2026年地方政府选举的选票，结果在米德兰的全国结果运营中心逐步汇总，各政党密切关注早期计票情况。官员表示，随着首批结果输入，中心内活动紧张，此次投票被广泛视为对执政党非洲人国民大会（ANC）掌控市政权力的一次考验。
South Africa's electoral commission began counting votes in nationwide local government elections, with results trickling in as the ruling ANC faces a tight contest amid frustration over failing municipal services. South Africa's Electoral Commission (IEC) began counting votes from the 2026 Local Government Elections on Thursday, with results trickling in at the national Results Operations Centre in Midrand as political parties closely tracked the early tallies.
超过3000万南非选民在全国九个省份登记投票，此次选举正值民众对基本服务失灵的不满情绪升温之际，包括多个市政辖区出现停水、垃圾未收运、道路破损等问题。自1994年种族隔离制度结束以来长期执政的非国大，在近期几次选举中在几个大都市失去优势，面临贪腐指控和服务交付失败的困扰，反对党希望借此机会在地方层面利用这种不满情绪。
Officials said activity at the centre was intense as the first results fed into a vote widely seen as a test of the ruling African National Congress's hold on municipal power. More than 30 million South Africans were registered to vote across the country's nine provinces in a poll that comes as frustration mounts over failing basic services, including water outages, uncollected refuse and crumbling roads in many municipalities. The ANC, which has governed nationally since the end of apartheid in 1994, has lost ground in several metros in recent elections amid corruption allegations and service-delivery failures, and opposition parties are hoping to capitalise on that discontent at the local level this time.
随着选委会处理全国数千个投票站的选票，最终结果预计将在未来几天内确认。选举结果将决定控制负责供水、供电、垃圾收集等日常服务的市政委员会的政党，并被视为全国大选前的早期风向标，受到密切关注。
Final results are expected to be confirmed over the coming days as the IEC processes ballots from thousands of voting stations nationwide. The outcome will determine control of municipal councils responsible for everyday services such as water, electricity and refuse collection, and is being closely watched as an early signal ahead of national elections.