South Africa’s top court restores 181 ANC candidates to municipal election ballots2026-10-15The Constitutional Court ruled for the ANC, restoring 181 candidates to the ballot for the 4 November municipal elections and requiring the IEC to include them.The dispute followed the ANC’s failure to finalize lists in six municipalities: it had uploaded candidate details and paid deposits but did not click the IEC system’s “Submit as Final” button.The affected municipalities are Port St Johns, Ingquza Hill, Sundays River Valley, Walter Sisulu, uMshwathi and Mangaung.The Constitutional Court had not yet published its reasons for the ruling.ANC kry groen lig vir 181 kandidate op stembriewe (OFM)Mbalula fires DA warning after ANC's ConCourt victory (Daily Maverick)ANC exults at IEC reprieve (Mail & Guardian)eNCA News Bite | ANC wins ConCourt battle over 181 candidates, Sibiya bail ruling delayed | 15 October 2026 (eNCA)Mbalula calls for GNU review following ConCourt election candidate victory (Eyewitness News)