Moxii Africa

2026 Local Government Elections Media Coverage Insights Dashboard

Weekly view of how South African print, online, television and radio media cover the 2026 Local Government Elections.

Reporting period

Refreshed weekly

1

Who is getting heard?

Top 10 organisation mentions

Each organisation's share of all organisation mentions in the current selection. Hover a bar for the count.

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Top 10 voices

Each person's share of all quotes in the current selection. Hover a bar for the count.

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What is being covered?

Top 10 most covered topics

As a proportion of total election related coverage.

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3

How balanced, representative, and distributed is coverage?

Coverage tone

Fairness of coverage across Moxii Africa's fairness assessment standards

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Sources by sex

The male/female split of people appearing as sources.

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Coverage by province

Where election stories are located. Click a province to inspect it.

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4

How do outlets compare?

Outlets side by side

One row per outlet. Pick up to 5 outlets in the filter bar to compare just those; with none picked the busiest outlets lead. Click a column heading to sort. Hover a figure for the count.