Joburg’s electoral map rewritten as population shifts reshape almost every ward
Daily Maverick | 01.08.2026 13:00
Johannesburg’s electoral map has undergone one of its most extensive redraws in years, with almost every ward in the city affected as population growth in the northern suburbs, changing voter patterns in Soweto and the expansion of informal settlements force a political rebalancing before the 2026 local government elections.
