2026 Local Government Elections: Who is running for mayor in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and other metros?

With two months to go before South Africans head to the polls, political parties are putting forward the candidates they want to lead the country’s biggest cities.

South Africa’s major political parties are revealing their mayoral candidates ahead of the November 4 local government elections. The DA, EFF, ActionSA, MK Party, and others have named contenders for key metros, including Johannesburg, Tshwane, eThekwini, and Cape Town.