Metro voters stayed home in 2021. Will this time be different?
In all metros, most registered voters didn’t go to the polls
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
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News | 16 October 2026
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Man dies in fire in Observatory informal settlement
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Brief | 15 October 2026
Disabled people say clinics give them too few nappies
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News | 15 October 2026
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Feature | 15 October 2026
COSATU congress ends with compromise
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Protesters demand end to power cuts and sewage spills
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By Vincent Lali
News | 14 October 2026
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