O-Score proof

PROVISIONAL / early snapshots: IOL/The Star — ANC "leading nationally with 32%" / DA 28.4% with metro splits dated to that report; Inside Politics earlier ~20% VDs ANC 31.39% / DA 30.24% — separate dated figures (IOL; Inside Politics)

8O-Score8 · Barely covered[object Object] · See proof →

Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 5, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.

Status history (1 event, ET)

5:26 PM ET, Nov 5, 2026 Published

The math

Outlets checked: 9 major U.S. national outlets.
Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 2.
2 found → O-Score 8 (Barely covered). Higher means more overlooked.

Score	Meaning	Major U.S. outlets that covered it
10	Fully overlooked	0 of 13 outlets
8	Barely covered ← this story	1 outlet
6, 5	Lightly covered	2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5)
4, 3	Covered	4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3)
2, 1, 0	Widely covered	6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0)

Provisional: Outlets unchecked this run (The Washington Post, CBS News, ABC News, Bloomberg) due to Google News timeouts/503; 9/13 returned. Reuters/AP matched on South Africa local-election coverage (national/voting framing). Method limit: RSS-only scan cannot exhaustively prove absence of other packages. Rejected off-topic candidates are receipts, not the provisional trigger.

Checked Nov 5, 2026, 5:26 PM ET · search window: 7 days back from the check.

Every outlet

Outlet	Result	Searches run
AP apnews.com	Not found	google-news: ""South Africa" ANC local OR municipal election 2026 site:apnews.com"
Reuters reuters.com	Not found	google-news: "South Africa 2026 local election results ANC DA site:reuters.com"
The New York Times nytimes.com	Not found	google-news: "South Africa 2026 local election results ANC DA metros site:nytimes.com" 6 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Helen Zille Is Running for Mayor of Johannesburg and Needling the ANC - The New York Times An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2024 Election Results: Trump vs. Harris - The New York Times Election Results Show a Red Shift Across the U.S. in 2024 (Published 2024) - The New York Times The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos - The New York Times An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election (Published 2021) - The New York Times With Votes Nearly Counted, Rival Israeli Blocs Must Now Wrangle for Power - The New York Times
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com	Could not check	google-news: ""South Africa" ANC local OR municipal election 2026 site:washingtonpost.com"
The Wall Street Journal wsj.com	Not found	google-news: "South Africa 2026 local election results ANC DA metros site:wsj.com" 6 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story The Wall Street Journal & Breaking News, Business, Financial and Economic News, World News and Video - WSJ The Deadly 1.5-Mile Corridor That Shows the Fatal Flaw in America’s Road Design - WSJ How Alaska Became the Most Chaotic Senate Battleground in America - WSJ Trump Probes and Policy Fights: Here Is Democrats’ New Agenda - WSJ The Red Wall Falls: Democrats Shatter Decades of GOP Dominance Across the South - WSJ Trump Administration to End Immigration-Enforcement Surge in Minnesota - WSJ
CNN cnn.com	Not found	google-news: "South Africa 2026 local election results ANC DA metros site:cnn.com" 6 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story 18 of the world’s best metro systems - CNN The educational divide could spell trouble for Republicans - CNN Why the GOP’s voter fraud theories in California don’t make sense - CNN A year into Trump’s second term, Iowa voters offer clues for the midterm elections - CNN Minnesota, Twin Cities sue Trump administration over widespread immigration operations - CNN Flávio Bolsonaro inherited his father’s right-wing movement. Can he win Brazil’s presidency? - CNN
Fox News foxnews.com	Not found	google-news: ""South Africa" ANC local OR municipal election 2026 site:foxnews.com"
NBC News nbcnews.com	Not found	google-news: "South Africa 2026 local election results ANC DA metros site:nbcnews.com" 6 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Masked group of men seen marching and chanting outside D.C.’s Union Station - NBC News Three instructors charged in bridge-jumping death of woman not secured to rope - NBC News Noah Lyles wins 100 meters in photo finish for first of possible four gold medals - NBC News ‘Explosive diarrhea parasite’ sickens 170 in Michigan, hospitalizes at least 20 nationwide - NBC News Detroit-bound flight diverted to Canada after Congolese passenger boarded ‘in error’ amid Ebola outbreak - NBC News NBC News Site Map Articles 2026 October - NBC News
CBS News cbsnews.com	Could not check	google-news: ""South Africa" ANC local OR municipal election 2026 site:cbsnews.com"
ABC News abcnews.go.com	Could not check	google-news: ""South Africa" ANC local OR municipal election 2026 site:abcnews.go.com"
NPR npr.org	Not found	google-news: ""South Africa" ANC local OR municipal election 2026 site:npr.org" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story World reacts to Democrats’ midterm elections victory - NPR In a historic election, South Africa's ANC loses majority for the first time - NPR (prior cycle / off-scope)
USA Today usatoday.com	Not found	google-news: "South Africa 2026 local election results ANC DA metros site:usatoday.com" 6 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Version 3.0 \| 9/21/2026 © 2026 USA TODAY Co., Inc. - USA Today Is it safe to ride MARTA for the World Cup? Violent attacks concerning - USA Today Census: US sees unprecedented multiracial growth, decline in the white population for first time in history - USA Today Memorable moments: See a photo from each day of 2019 - USA Today These Black teens are turning 18 in Tamir Rice’s America - USA Today Little League World Series scores, bracket updates, highlights from Wednesday's games - USA Today
Bloomberg bloomberg.com	Could not check	google-news: ""South Africa" ANC local OR municipal election 2026 site:bloomberg.com"

Pickups

We published: Nov 5, 2026 (ET).

No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.

Check history

Checked (ET)	Check	O-Score	Confirmed outlets	What changed
Invalid Date ET		8	NaN	No change

Search terms

“South Africa 2026 local election ANC DA”, “IEC results capturing metros”, “South Africa municipal election provisional”

Method

google-news-rss-site

A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.