# The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, together with the SABC, will use its election prediction model during the 4 November local government elections. The model will predict possible election outcomes as voting results come in. It uses past voting patterns and the latest results to improve its predictions. The CSIR says the model has been used since 1999. It stresses that these are predictions, not official results. The Electoral Commission remains responsible for announcing the final election results.
CSIR to deploy election prediction model for 2026 local government elections