All eyes are on television screens as people watch the results of the Local Government Election start to come in on the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) dashboard.

Looking at the results for the City of Cape Town just before 12:00 on Thursday 5 November, with only 11% of votes counted, it appears there will be no major shifts, as the Democratic Alliance is still leading the pack by a wide margin of 59,7%.

It is followed by the African National Congress with 12.2%, while the Patriotic Alliance sits at 4.4% and the Freedom Front Plus has garnered 3.4% so far. At least 13.6% of voting stations have been counted.

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However, the picture could shift significantly as more votes are counted during the course of the day.

SABI Strategy Group projects DA win at 56%

According to a projection by the SABI Strategy Group for these elections, the DA will win the City of Cape Town with 56%, followed by the ANC with 19,1% and the EFF at 6,6%. The PA is projected to sit at 5,3% and ActionSA at 2,4%.

Key concerns cited

The group cited corruption, increasing rates, infrastructure maintenance, the poor performance of councillors and the effective use of the local budget as some of the major problems in the City.