According to SABC Politics, the United Democratic Movement has named Yongama Zigebe as its mayoral candidate for Johannesburg. The announcement positions Zigebe as the party’s hopeful for the city’s mayoralty, but the provided report gives no further details on the selection process, timing of an election, policy platform, opponents, or reactions from other parties.

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula is facing a backlash within the party over chaos surrounding its election candidate lists, according to TimesLIVE. Candidates were reportedly left off lists submitted to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), putting the party at risk of losing control of some municipalities. The blunder has sparked internal criticism of Mbalula, known as 'Boss', over his handling of the selection process.

Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has intensified his conflict with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, labeling him the "father of violence" and accusing him of recruiting criminal gangs to incite chaos. These comments were made during the Kabiemit Community Empowerment Programme in Elgeyo Marakwet County, where Murkomen claimed Gachagua uses violence and misinformation to further his political goals.

Eastern Cape ANC provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi has publicly challenged the party's secretary-general Fikile Mbalula over the ANC's failure to submit council candidates for elections. According to TimesLIVE, Ngcukayitobi is demanding answers as a bitter internal blame game erupts within the party over who is responsible for the failed submission. The dispute highlights deepening divisions inside the ANC ahead of the polls.

The Muungano Party, led by former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana, has formally applied to rename itself The Mwananchi Party (TMP), according to a Gazette Notice published by the Registrar of Political Parties under Section 20(1)(d) of the Political Parties Act. The application introduces a third claimant to the contested "Mwananchi" political identity and could complicate ongoing legal efforts by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna's Linda Mwananchi movement ahead of Kenya's 2027 General Election.

A faction of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the ouster of Gbajabiamila and an independent investigation into a fake agency scandal, which they claim has caused embarrassment to the country, according to Premium Times.