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Interesting patterns are emerging in special areas, including these examples from Johannesburg townships.

Special areas are specifically selected locations by the CSIR within municipalities that are projected separately due to factors such as strong historical support for particular political parties.

These geographically distinct areas may not fit neatly into a standard ward, voting district (VD) or municipal analysis and are therefore reported on separately to provide deeper insight into local voting dynamics.

Follow along for data-driven insights into the science, innovation and analytics behind election forecasting.
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#LGE2026 @SABCPortal @dstigovza

Interesting patterns are emerging in special areas, including these examples from Tshwane townships.

Special areas are specifically selected locations by the CSIR within municipalities that are projected separately due to factors such as strong historical support for particular political parties.

These geographically distinct areas may not fit neatly into a standard ward, voting district (VD) or municipal analysis and are therefore reported on separately to provide deeper insight into local voting dynamics.

Follow along for data-driven insights into the science, innovation and analytics behind election forecasting.

ℹ️ elections.sabcnews.com

#LGE2026
@SABCPortal @dstigovza

The next set of CSIR election model predictions is now live, completing coverage of all eight metros #LGE2026

In partnership with the @SABCPortal, #TeamCSIR has released its second batch of election model predictions, covering the remaining four metros following the initial release earlier.

Follow along for data-driven insights into the science, innovation and analytics behind election forecasting.
ℹ️ elections.sabcnews.com
@dstigovza

The data is in, and our first #LGE2026 metro predictions are here.

In partnership with the @SABCPortal, #TeamCSIR has released its first set of election model predictions, covering four of the country's eight metros.

Predictions for the remaining four metros will follow soon.

ℹ️ elections.sabcnews.com
@dstigovza

Back at the National Results Operations Centre (ROC) in Midrand, #TeamCSIR continues to monitor incoming results and refine our election prediction model for #LGE2026.

Working alongside the @SABCPortal, our team is turning data into insights to support election analysis as results continue to roll in.

ℹ️ elections.sabcnews.com
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