{"year":2026,"result_status":"declared","declaration":{"date":"2026-11-08","date_label":"8 November 2026","scope":"national_election","source_url":"https://iol.co.za/lge2026/live-or-the-people-have-spoken-ramaphosa-urges-everyone-to-work-together/","source_title":"IEC declaration ceremony — IOL live coverage, 8 November 2026","note":"Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow."},"status":"tracking","updates":[{"id":1460,"event_key":"2026:municipality:4450:2026:municipality:4450:v2:pack1:e1f664d644995ec8d5effd49ef0c903d16c493913f3d67a43f165fc5e1ee411b:9e786f7745796ae7f83541fa9c2d88270b7868a805cccb179c4a346c55505d7c:2026:municipality:4450:v2:pack1:14a650b4d809906899d271421f5a1f3892d223b5bf01817fee40a0e9130d751e:289d17a37d1cd772dee71e1832628a832c29ad91ef1df481d3c21f121601c24e:ward:52802026","year":2026,"source_id":"2026:municipality:4450","milestone_key":"ward:52802026","kind":"ward_won","action":"announced","province_id":"4","municipality_id":"4450","area_id":"52802026","area_name":"Ward 26","municipality_name":"KZN282 - uMhlathuze","observed_at":"2026-11-06T17:42:51.284Z","published_at":"2026-11-06T17:42:54.201Z","reported_at":"2026-11-06T17:37:01.016Z","source_url":"https://results.elections.org.za/dashboards/lge/MapsJason/2026/EEID1887Munic4450.js","from_snapshot_id":"2026:municipality:4450:v2:pack1:e1f664d644995ec8d5effd49ef0c903d16c493913f3d67a43f165fc5e1ee411b:9e786f7745796ae7f83541fa9c2d88270b7868a805cccb179c4a346c55505d7c","to_snapshot_id":"2026:municipality:4450:v2:pack1:14a650b4d809906899d271421f5a1f3892d223b5bf01817fee40a0e9130d751e:289d17a37d1cd772dee71e1832628a832c29ad91ef1df481d3c21f121601c24e","previous_event_id":null,"superseded_by":null,"before":null,"after":{"areaId":"52802026","areaName":"Ward 26","provinceId":"4","municipalityId":"4450","municipalityName":"KZN282 - uMhlathuze","reportedAt":"2026-11-06T17:37:01.016Z","key":"ward:52802026","kind":"ward_won","winner":{"id":"3","name":"INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY","candidate":"JEEVARUTHNAM GOVENDER"},"marginVotes":78,"winnerVotes":594}}],"next_before":null,"latest_id":1460,"tracking_since":"2026-11-06T07:28:34.388Z","note":"Saved IEC-reported milestones, not certified final snapshots. Follow corrections and latest results. Times describe observation and publication, not when the last vote was counted."}