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518 political parties are contesting South Africa’s 2026 local government elections. The table below lists each party and the provinces in which it has fielded candidates. Select a province to browse its municipalities, wards and candidates.
- 16 parties are contesting in all nine provinces.
- 414 parties are contesting in a single province.
Independent candidates are not political parties and are not listed here.
You can also see the political parties grouped by province.
Parties contesting in all nine provinces
- ActionSA
- African Christian Democratic Party
- African Independent Congress
- African National Congress
- African Transformation Movement
- Afrika Mayibuye Movement
- Democratic Alliance
- Economic Freedom Fighters
- Inkatha Freedom Party
- Labour Party of South Africa
- Organic Humanity Movement
- Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Patriotic Alliance
- South African Communist Party
- Umkhonto weSizwe Party
- Vryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
| Party | Provinces |
|---|---|
| 1860NIC Congress | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 4th Generation Movement | Western Cape |
| A Shall-X Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Aaron | Free State |
| Abafuna Ingubo Yeskhethu Party | Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
| Abahlali Base Mkhanyakude Movement | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Abantu Batho Congress | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Abantu Bezwelethu Congress Democracy | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Abantu Integrity Movement | Eastern Cape |
| Able Leadership | Limpopo |
| Aboriginal Gorilla Fighters | Western Cape |
| Aboriginal Warriors 4 Economic Hope! | Western Cape |
| Above Massive Constituency | Eastern Cape |
| Action Alliance Development Party | Limpopo |
| Action Save-Bnm | Eastern Cape |
| ActionSA | All nine provinces |
| Active African Christians United Movement | Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West |
| Active Business and Civil Society Party | Gauteng |
| Active Citizenry Taung Association | North West |
| Active Citizens Coalition | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Active Citizens of South Africa | Gauteng |
| Active United Front | Western Cape |
| Activists for the Restoration of the Karoo | Western Cape |
| Activists Movement of South Africa | Free State, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Advieskantoor | Western Cape |
| Africa People Coalition Party | Mpumalanga |
| Africa Redemption Democracy | Gauteng |
| Africa Restoration Alliance | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Western Cape |
| Africa’S New Dawn | Free State |
| African Alliance Congress | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape |
| African Christian Democratic Party | All nine provinces |
| African Congress for Transformation | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, North West |
| African Content Movement | Free State |
| African Covenant | Limpopo |
| African Cultural Identity Movement | Free State |
| African Democratic Change | KwaZulu-Natal |
| African Democratical Party | Mpumalanga |
| African Democrats | Eastern Cape |
| African Economic Freedom | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West |
| African Economic Movement | Mpumalanga |
| African Economic Transformers | North West |
| African Forward Congress | Limpopo |
| African Freedom Party | Limpopo |
| African Heart Congress | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West |
| African Independent Congress | All nine provinces |
| African Independent National Democratic Caucus | North West |
| African Independent People’S Organisation | Gauteng, Mpumalanga |
| African Labour Convention | Gauteng |
| African Liberation Alliance Movement | Gauteng, Limpopo |
| African Liberation Movement | Free State |
| African Mantungwa Community | KwaZulu-Natal |
| African Movement Congress | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, North West, Western Cape |
| African National Congress | All nine provinces |
| African People First | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
| African People’S Convention | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
| African People’S Movement | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal |
| African People’S Socialist Party | Eastern Cape, Gauteng |
| African Peoples Progression | Eastern Cape |
| African Renaissance Unity | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo |
| African Restoration Movement | KwaZulu-Natal |
| African Revolutionary Council | North West |
| African Rising Movement | Limpopo |
| African Royal Rainbow Congress | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
| African Security Congress | KwaZulu-Natal |
| African Solution | Limpopo |
| African Spear Movement | North West |
| African Traditional Congres | Gauteng |
| African Transformation Movement | All nine provinces |
| African Unemployed Congress | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal |
| African Unified Movement | Mpumalanga |
| African United Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| African Voice Progressive Party | Mpumalanga |
| African-Socio-Economic-Party | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Afrika Mayibuye Movement | All nine provinces |
| Afrika Unite Congress | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats | Free State |
| Afro Natives | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Agang South Africa | Gauteng, North West |
| Agenda To Citizenry Governors | North West |
| Ahgaman | Western Cape |
| Al Jama-ah | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West, Western Cape |
| All African Alliance Movement | Gauteng |
| All African Allied Congress | Western Cape |
| All and Citizens | North West |
| All Citizens Party | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West |
| All Natives of South Africa | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape |
| All Unemployment Labour Alliance | Free State |
| Alliance for A New South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Alliance for Social Equity | North West |
| Alliance of Change | Gauteng |
| Alliance of Citizens for Change | Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
| Allied Independents Umbrella | Gauteng |
| Alternative African Allegiance | Free State, Gauteng |
| Amabomvane Revolutionary Movement | Eastern Cape |
| Amalgamated Concerned Residents Association | North West |
| Amalgamated Rainbow Movement | Gauteng |
| Amalgamated Steve Tshwete. | Mpumalanga |
| Amandla Awethu Movement | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo |
| Amandla Matla Party | Mpumalanga |
| Answer for Community | Limpopo |
| Arise Afrika Arise Independent Congress | Gauteng |
| Arona | North West |
| Arusha Economic Coalition | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Asihlanganeni Civic Movement | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
| Assegaai Independent Movement of South Africa | Mpumalanga |
| Avright Political Movement | Western Cape |
| Azania Peaceful Revolution | Gauteng, Western Cape |
| Azania Resident Party | Mpumalanga |
| Azanian Ground Forces | Gauteng, North West |
| Azanian Independent Community Movement | North West |
| Azanian People’S Organisation | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West |
| Ba-Phalaborwa Community Party | Limpopo |
| Baagi | North West |
| Baahi Civic Movement | Free State |
| Badiredi Ba Setšhaba | North West |
| Bahlali Civic Organization | Mpumalanga |
| Bakanana Pele Campaign | North West |
| Bakgethwa Liberation Movement | Limpopo |
| Bammu Congress | Limpopo |
| Bana Ba Mobu | Free State |
| Barberton Community Party | Mpumalanga |
| Batho Movement | Free State |
| Batho Pele Community Association | North West |
| Batho Pele Community Service Delivery Tshwane | Gauteng |
| Batho Pele Movement | Eastern Cape |
| Bathobohle Political Party | Limpopo |
| Bela Bela Alliansie | Limpopo |
| Believers Voice Party | Limpopo |
| Better Residents Association | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
| Better Zolani | Western Cape |
| Black and White Society | Free State |
| Bolsheviks Party of South Africa | Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
| Bopa Sechaba Community Movement | Gauteng |
| Bophuthatswana Civil Movement | Gauteng, North West |
| Born To Win | Limpopo |
| Botlhale Party | Mpumalanga |
| Breedevallei Onafhanklik | Western Cape |
| Bridgton Civic Association | Western Cape |
| Build A Better South Africa | Limpopo |
| Build One South Africa | Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, North West, Western Cape |
| Bumbana Mzansi | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Bushbuckridge Locals Movement | Mpumalanga |
| Buyisa Community Movement | Gauteng |
| Cape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party | Western Cape |
| Cape Muslim Congress | Western Cape |
| Cederberg First Residents Association | Western Cape |
| Change Party | Gauteng |
| Choose Cx | Western Cape |
| Christ Kingdom Party | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Western Cape |
| Civic Independent | Eastern Cape |
| Civic Movement for Progressive Citizens | Free State, Gauteng |
| Civic Warriors | Limpopo |
| Combat | Gauteng |
| Community Alliance SA | Northern Cape |
| Community First Alliance | Free State |
| Community First Movement | Gauteng |
| Community First Party | Western Cape |
| Community Freedom Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Community Independant Party | North West |
| Community Priority Movement | North West |
| Community Service Alliance | Gauteng |
| Concern | Gauteng |
| Concerned Potchefstroom Residents | North West |
| Congregational Christian Unity | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Congress of Masilonyana | Free State |
| Congress of the People | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
| Dbokke | Northern Cape |
| Defend SA Movement | Eastern Cape |
| Defenders of the People | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
| Democratic Alliance | All nine provinces |
| Democratic Association of Witzenberg Independence | Western Cape |
| Democratic Community Movement | Mpumalanga |
| Democratic Labour Party | Western Cape |
| Democratic Liberal Congress | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Democratic Movement | Eastern Cape |
| Democratic New Civic Association | Western Cape |
| Democratic People’S Alternative | Western Cape |
| Dennilton Residents Association | Limpopo |
| Dienslewerings Party | Western Cape |
| Dikgatlong Independed Forum | Northern Cape |
| Dikgatlong Residents Convention | Northern Cape |
| Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa | Free State |
| Ditirelo Bathong Party | Limpopo |
| Ditshaba Kopano Residents Movement | Limpopo |
| Economic Emancipation Forum | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | All nine provinces |
| Economic Liberators Forum South Africa | Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
| Economic Redress Movement | Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West |
| Eden United People’S Party | Western Cape |
| Eighteen Twelve Movement | Eastern Cape |
| Ekhethu Peoples Party | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape |
| Empathy in Action | Limpopo |
| Ethekwini Ratepayers Political Movement | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Ethical Leaders Movement | Limpopo |
| Federal Party SA | Gauteng |
| Fezile Dabi Civic Movement | Free State |
| Forum for Democrats | North West |
| Forum for South Africa | Limpopo, North West |
| Free Democrats | Western Cape |
| Freedom in South Africa | North West |
| Gamagara Community Forum | Northern Cape |
| Gap Fixers of South Africa | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
| Gaza Democratic Front | Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
| Gaza National Congress | Limpopo |
| Gazankulu Liberation Congress | Limpopo |
| Gazankulu National Party | Mpumalanga |
| Gods Justice and Development Party | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
| Good | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
| Govan Mbeki Municipality Ratepayers Movement | Mpumalanga |
| Great Kei Community Movement | Eastern Cape |
| Greater Tsantsabane Community Front | Northern Cape |
| Hendrina United Community Development | Mpumalanga |
| Hofmeyr Community Development Forum | Eastern Cape |
| Home of Independence | Western Cape |
| Hope for the Future | Northern Cape |
| Hope of Residents | Mpumalanga |
| Hopeful Leaders Democrats | Western Cape |
| Huconomics Justice | Gauteng |
| Ikhwezi Political Movement | Western Cape |
| Iliso Labantu Movement for Social Change | Eastern Cape |
| Ilizwe Nathi | Gauteng |
| Impuquko Ezwenilethu | Mpumalanga |
| Imstaying | Gauteng |
| Independent Alliance | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Independent Candidates Alliance | Western Cape |
| Independent Citizens Movement | Gauteng |
| Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | Free State, Western Cape |
| Independent Community Forum | Limpopo |
| Independent Councillors | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Independent Lekwa Party | Mpumalanga |
| Independent Party | North West |
| Independent People’S Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Independent Ratepayers Association of SA | Gauteng, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
| Independent Rural Party | Eastern Cape |
| Indian Congress Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | All nine provinces |
| Inkululeko Yabantu Movement | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Insika Yesizwe Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| International Revelation Congress | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
| Izwe Lethu Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Izwi Labahlali Beward | Eastern Cape |
| John Taolo Gaetsewe Re Ikemetse | Northern Cape |
| Joya Web3 Community Movement | Western Cape |
| Jozini Congress | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Justice and Employment Party | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Kannaland Independent Party | Western Cape |
| Kareeberg Civic Movement | Northern Cape |
| Karoo Democratic Force | Western Cape |
| Kgetleng People’S Forum | North West |
| Khoi Aboriginal Party | Western Cape |
| Khoi-San Heavenly Party | Western Cape |
| Khoisan Revolution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape |
| Kimberley Action Group | Northern Cape |
| Kingdom Ambassadors Movement | Free State |
| Kingdom Covenant Democratic Party | Gauteng, Limpopo |
| Know Your Neighbour | Limpopo |
| Know Your Power | Gauteng |
| Knysna Civic Alliance | Western Cape |
| Knysna First | Western Cape |
| Knysna Independent Movement | Western Cape |
| Komani Progress Action | Eastern Cape |
| Kopano Movement | North West |
| Kzn Independence | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Labour Party of South Africa | All nine provinces |
| Land Party | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Western Cape |
| Langeberg First | Western Cape |
| Langeberg Ratepayers Association | Western Cape |
| Langerberg Independent Party | Western Cape |
| Lekwa Community Forum | Mpumalanga |
| Lekwa Liberation Movement | Mpumalanga |
| Lekwateemaneng Development Party | North West |
| Lekwe Bepe Kingdom Party | Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
| Lentswe La Setjhaba | Free State |
| Lephalale Community Association | Limpopo |
| Lephalale New Generation Movement | Limpopo |
| Lephalale People’S Party | Limpopo |
| Lephalale Residents Party | Limpopo |
| Lephalale United Movement | Limpopo |
| Lethabong Service Movement | North West |
| Limpopo Independent Movement Alliance | Limpopo |
| Limpopo Residents Association | Limpopo |
| Local Economic Movement | Free State |
| Mafube First | Free State |
| Magaeng | Limpopo |
| Magoshi Swaranang Movement | Limpopo |
| Mahlo People’S Movement | Mpumalanga |
| Majuba Progressive Movement | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Makana Citizens Front | Eastern Cape |
| Makana United Civic Movement | Eastern Cape |
| Maletswai Civic Association | Eastern Cape |
| Mangaung Seven People’S Voice | Free State |
| Mantsopa People’S Parliament | Free State |
| Mapsixteen Civic Movement | Free State |
| Maruleng Communities Movement | Limpopo |
| Masigoduke Peoples Society | Eastern Cape |
| Matlosana Service Delivery Movement | North West |
| Mawusa Movement Party | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | Eastern Cape |
| Mbombela Yebahlali Residence | Mpumalanga |
| Merafong Agents of Change | Gauteng |
| Merafong Civic Association | Gauteng |
| Metsimaholo Community Association | Free State |
| Metsimaholo Progressive People Forum | Free State |
| Middelburg and Hendrina Residents Front | Mpumalanga |
| Migeu Ya Kasi | Limpopo |
| Minorities of South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Minority Front | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape |
| Mkhonto Ilembe Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Mo-Africa Party | Mpumalanga |
| Modimolle – Mookgophong Party | Limpopo |
| Modimolle Mookgophong Vaalwater Alma Roadtan Party | Limpopo |
| Molemole Independent Voice | Limpopo |
| Mopani Residents Association | Limpopo |
| Moqhaka Community Forum | Free State |
| Moretele Independent Civic Organization | Mpumalanga |
| Moretele Peoples Party | Mpumalanga |
| Moshabi Party | Gauteng, Limpopo |
| Mount Fletcher Community Voice | Eastern Cape |
| Move SA | Gauteng |
| Movement Democratic Congress | Limpopo |
| Movement for African Convention | Limpopo |
| Movement for Total Liberation | Limpopo |
| Movement of Residents Party | Gauteng |
| Mpumalanga Party | Limpopo |
| Msukaligwa People First | Mpumalanga |
| Mthatha Ratepayers and Residents Association | Eastern Cape |
| Mzansi Christian Party | Western Cape |
| Mzansi Citizens’ Movement | Gauteng, Limpopo |
| Nala Community Forum | Free State |
| Nala Progressive Movement | Free State |
| Namakwa Civic Movement | Northern Cape |
| National Alliance | Eastern Cape |
| National Coloured Congress | Gauteng, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
| National Communist Congress | Limpopo |
| National Community Liberation | KwaZulu-Natal |
| National Democratic Convention | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo |
| National Democratic Dialogue | Gauteng |
| National Dialogue Front | KwaZulu-Natal |
| National Economic Fighters | Northern Cape |
| National Economic Freedom Alliance | KwaZulu-Natal |
| National Freedom Party | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
| National Independent Party | Limpopo |
| National People’S Front | KwaZulu-Natal |
| National Peoples Ambassadors | KwaZulu-Natal |
| National Restoration Party | Limpopo |
| National Service Delivery Forum | Free State |
| Ndlambe Citizens Movement | Eastern Cape |
| New Democratic Party/ Nuwe Demokratiese Party | Western Cape |
| New Force | North West |
| Newcastle and District Residents Forum | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Next Generation Government | KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape |
| Ngcobo Yethu Civic Organization | Eastern Cape |
| Nketoane Community Movement | Free State |
| No Stress Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Non Aligned Civic Movement | Western Cape |
| Northern Cape Communities Movement | Northern Cape |
| Nyoni Progress Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| On the Move | Limpopo |
| Onafhanklik | Northern Cape |
| One Love Alliance | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
| One Merafong Organisation | Gauteng |
| Operation Dudula | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape |
| Ordinary People Campaign | Limpopo |
| Organic Humanity Movement | All nine provinces |
| Organisation for Democracy and Freedom | Mpumalanga |
| Oudtshoorn United Front | Western Cape |
| Our Last Hope | Mpumalanga |
| Palmridge Community Forum | Gauteng |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | All nine provinces |
| Party of Action | Limpopo |
| Patriotic Alliance | All nine provinces |
| Patriotic South Africans | Eastern Cape |
| People of Joburg | Gauteng |
| People’S Choice | Limpopo |
| People’S Consent Party | Gauteng |
| People’S Democratic Movement | Western Cape |
| People’S First United | KwaZulu-Natal |
| People’S Freedom Party | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, North West |
| People’S Mandate Party | North West |
| People’S Movement for Change | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
| People’S Power | Eastern Cape |
| People’S Progressive Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| People’S Revolutionary Movement | KwaZulu-Natal |
| People’S Voice Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| People’S Power Freedom Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Pep (power Economy To the People Party) | Limpopo |
| Phakama Adelaide Movement | Eastern Cape |
| Phakama Eastern Cape | Eastern Cape |
| Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners | Western Cape |
| Plett Democratic Congress | Western Cape |
| Poelano Revelation Party | Gauteng, North West |
| Pongola Civic Forum | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Pongola People’S Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Postola | Gauteng |
| Pro South Africa | Gauteng |
| Pro-Poor Political Movement | Western Cape |
| Progressive Civic Organisation | Free State |
| Progressive Community Alliance Movement | Eastern Cape |
| Progressive Community Movement | Eastern Cape |
| Progressive Tshwane Alliance-PTA012 | Gauteng |
| Proudly Metsimaholo | Free State |
| Purple Party Ikageng | North West |
| Push for Change | Limpopo |
| Qina Mhlali Qina | Eastern Cape |
| Rand West Peoples Party | Gauteng |
| Rebuilding Our Own South Africa | Gauteng |
| Refengkgotso Civil Party | Free State |
| Reform Alliance of South Africa | North West |
| Region 7 New Generation Party | Gauteng |
| Republican Conference of Tshwane | Gauteng |
| Resident Development | Gauteng, Limpopo |
| Restoration Community Forum | North West |
| Restoration SA | Northern Cape |
| Restore Azania Movement | Western Cape |
| Rise Mzansi | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo |
| Rise Tsantsabane Communities | Northern Cape |
| Rise Up Africa / Tsoga Africa | Limpopo |
| Rustenburg People’S Party | North West |
| Saamstaan Suid-Afrika | Western Cape |
| Sakhisizwe Convention | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Sakk Military Veterans Party | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
| Saldanha Bay Residents Alliance | Western Cape |
| Save Ditsobotla Movement | North West |
| Save South Africa | North West |
| Sebotha Community Party | Limpopo |
| Security Personnel Party of South Africa | Gauteng |
| Sedibeng Emfuleni Residents Association | Gauteng |
| Seriti Le Kaelo Independent Party | North West |
| Service Delivery Front | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Service Delivery Party | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Western Cape |
| Service Movement for Metsimaholo | Free State |
| Service To Our People’S Party | Western Cape |
| Setsoto Service Delivery Forum | Free State |
| Shosholoza Progressive Party | Gauteng |
| Sibanye (we Are One) | Eastern Cape |
| Sindawonye Progressive Party | Mpumalanga |
| Singukukhanya Kwezwe Christian Party | Mpumalanga |
| Sisonke Solidarity Movement | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Siyancuma Independent Forum | Northern Cape |
| Siyanqoba Independent Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Siyathemba Community Movement | Northern Cape |
| Sizwe Ummah Nation | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
| Social Democratic Movement | Eastern Cape |
| Socialist Agenda of Dispossessed Africans | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
| Socialist Civic Movement | Mpumalanga |
| Socialist Economic Freedom Movement | Gauteng |
| Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party | Eastern Cape |
| Sol- Plaatjie Service Delivery Forum | Northern Cape |
| Solidarity Action Committee Collective | North West |
| South Africa First | KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape |
| South Africa for South Africans | KwaZulu-Natal |
| South Africa My Home Residents Association | Mpumalanga |
| South African Communist Party | All nine provinces |
| South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association | Limpopo |
| South African Mass Movement | Gauteng |
| South African Party | Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
| South African Peoples Movement | KwaZulu-Natal |
| South African Peoples Party | Limpopo |
| South African People’S Civic Organization | Gauteng, Mpumalanga |
| South African Political Association | North West |
| South African Residents Association | Limpopo |
| South African Royal Kingdoms Organization | Free State, Gauteng, Northern Cape |
| Spectrum National Party | Western Cape |
| Sterkspruit Civic Association | Eastern Cape |
| Stretford Wildebeesfontein Elected Civic Organisation | Gauteng |
| Success African Movement | Limpopo |
| Tau Dia Rora Cultural and Traditional Lekgotla | Free State, Gauteng |
| Thabazimbi Forum for Service Delivery | Limpopo |
| Thabazimbi Residents Association | Limpopo |
| The Farmer Party | Free State |
| The Independents | Eastern Cape |
| The Movement for Social Justice | Gauteng |
| The Winners Movement Party | Mpumalanga |
| Thina Bahlali People’S Movement | Eastern Cape |
| Thina Bantu Movement | Eastern Cape |
| Tikwana Youth Power | Free State |
| Transformative Yes Movement | Gauteng |
| True Reformation Party | Gauteng |
| Truly Alliance | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Truth and Solidarity Movement | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
| Tsogang Civic Movement | North West |
| Tsogang Madibeng | North West |
| Ubuntu Abande Political Party | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Umkhonto weSizwe Party | All nine provinces |
| Umkhumbi Wesizwe Organisation | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Umphakathi Kai One Party | Gauteng |
| Umphakathi Warona | Gauteng |
| Unemployment Movement SA | Limpopo |
| Unified Civic Organisation | Gauteng |
| United Africans Transformation | Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
| United Christian Democratic Party | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West |
| United Cultural Movement | KwaZulu-Natal |
| United Democratic Front Party | Western Cape |
| United Democratic Movement | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
| United Democrats | Western Cape |
| United Development Forum | Free State |
| United Independent Movement | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
| United People | Limpopo |
| United Progressive People Alliance | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Western Cape |
| United Resident’s Party | Limpopo |
| United Residents Front | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
| United South Africa | Western Cape |
| Unity Mzanse | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Us the People | Limpopo |
| Utlwang Voice of the People | North West |
| Vaal Party | Gauteng |
| Vhembe Independent Party (musikitedzi) | Limpopo |
| Voice for Change | Free State |
| Voice of the Voiceless Civic Organization | Eastern Cape |
| Vryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus | All nine provinces |
| Vuka SA | Gauteng |
| Witzenberg Aksie | Western Cape |
| Witzenberg Onafhanklike Demokratiese Party | Western Cape |
| Witzenberg Party | Western Cape |
| Women and Youth Organisation | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Ximoko Party | Limpopo |
| Ya Baagi Forum | Northern Cape |
| Youth Party | Western Cape |
Source: Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) certified candidate list, 16 September 2026. Party names appear as written in the list. Candidate lists can change after withdrawals or corrections.