LGE 2026 | Rigging claims and anti-migrant posts raise fears of polling station clashes
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The CABC identified 79 harmful social media posts before the local government elections on November 4 in South Africa. Some posts claim the elections will be rigged. Other posts call for confrontations with foreign nationals at polling stations.
The CABC has flagged 79 potentially harmful social media posts ahead of South Africa’s November 4 local government elections, including claims about rigging and calls to confront foreign nationals at voting stations.