Progress in relation to the finalization of results now stands at 98.5 per cent of expected results.

At the level of capturing, 99.9 per cent of results are already in the system awaiting scanning and auditing. This means of the 64 502 results expected, 64 467 have been captured into the results system.

Of the 64 467 results captured, 64 402 have audited and 63 624 have been scanned into an image and thus available.

The completion status in each province is as follows:

Free State 100 per cent

Northern Cape 99.9 per cent

Eastern Cape 98.2 per cent

North-West 99.9 per cent

Western Cape 93.3 per cent

Mpumalanga 99.8 per cent

Gauteng 99.1 per cent

Limpopo 98.4 per cent, and

KwaZulu-Natal 99.5 per cent

The above status indicates that the result collation process is about finalized. The next step in the electoral process is for the Commission to formally declare the results and publish the names of the elected councillors. The publication of the names councillors –designate will facilitate the convening of inaugural meetings of the re-constituted councils.

The number of completed municipalities now stands 230 from a total of 257.

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Source: Government of South Africa