ActionSA Wins Ward 5 After Coin Toss Breaks Tie With ANC

ActionSA has been declared the winner of Ward 5 in the Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality in Limpopo after a coin toss was reportedly used to break a tie between the party and the African National Congress (ANC) in the 2026 Local Government Elections.

According to the election results, both ActionSA and the ANC received exactly 630 votes each, resulting in a deadlock between the two political parties.

With neither party managing to secure more votes than its opponent, a coin toss was reportedly conducted to determine the winner. ActionSA eventually emerged victorious, securing the ward through the unusual method.

The outcome has attracted considerable attention, as the fate of the ward was determined by a coin toss rather than a difference in the number of votes received by the competing parties.

For ActionSA, the result represents an important achievement, particularly because it managed to win the ward despite receiving exactly the same number of votes as the ANC.

The outcome, however, is a disappointment for the ANC, which lost the contest despite matching ActionSA’s total of 630 votes.

The unusual development highlights how competitive the 2026 Local Government Elections have become, with even the smallest margins and unexpected circumstances playing a significant role in determining which parties secure municipal representation.

However, further details explaining the official procedure followed to resolve the tied result have yet to be made public.

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