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Young ellie threatens IFP jumbo

The local elections are do-or-die for the Inkatha Freedom Party in KwaZulu-Natal, which has haemorrhaged 38 municipal councillors to the fledgling National Democratic Convention (Nadeco) in the past two months. However, analysts say Nadeco lacks the political machinery and ideological direction to pose a serious electoral threat in the province at this stage.

Minister warns Khutsong residents against violence

African National Congress chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota warned Khutsong residents on Saturday afternoon that those who participate in "destruction" in the area will be dealt with by police. Some community members threatened earlier this week to boycott the upcoming local government elections.

Mbeki gets tough over troubled Khutsong

President Thabo Mbeki has instructed police to clamp down on violent protests by Khutsong residents in the run-up to the municipal elections, South African Broadcasting Corporation radio news reported on Monday. Mbeki said the state will not tolerate any criminal activity that violates people's constitutional right to vote.

DA says it will 'turn on the lights'

The Democratic Alliance will "turn on the lights" and pressurise Eskom and the government to get their act together regarding the current spate of electricity outages, party leader Tony Leon promised on Thursday. He said in this election the old slogan "Power to the people" has taken on new meaning.

Khutsong voters urged to make their mark

The Merafong municipality, which includes Khutsong, says it is pleased that elections will take place there and hopes law enforcers will protect voters during and after elections. Minister of Provincial and Local Government Sydney Mufamadi has urged voters in the Merafong municipality to vote for the party of their choice on Wednesday.

ACDP vows to take poll dispute to the courts

Local government elections in Cape Town may be delayed if the dispute over the African Christian Democratic Party's (ACDP) registration in the metropole is not resolved amicably, the party warned on Monday. The ACDP is talking to the Independent Electoral Commission about its payment to contest all Cape Town districts and municipalities, and whether the metro was included in this payment.

Buthelezi hits the Cape campaign trail

The Inkatha Freedom Party does not play the political games of power and patronage that are "known to be part and parcel of the politics of the Western Cape", IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi told a campaign meeting in the Cape Town suburb of Hanover Park on Tuesday evening.

Twenty-eight arrested at Khutsong protest

Protests against the incorporation of Khutsong into the North West province will end in time for the March 1 elections to take place there, African National Congress (ANC) chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota told the South African Broadcating Corporation on Sunday.

Presidential pulling power in Macassar

Improved housing and shopping facilities were among the promises made when President Thabo Mbeki hit the campaign trial on the Cape Flats on Tuesday, ahead of the March 1 municipal election. First stop was the home of 82-year-old Macassar resident Lilly Jansen in Krymekaar Street -- the oldest street in the low-income suburb.

ANC licks its wounds in Cape Town

The African National Congress was left licking its wounds after surrendering control of the city of Cape Town when Democratic Alliance mayoral candidate Helen Zille won a closely fought election on Wednesday. "We need to sit down and analyse what went wrong," ANC provincial chairperson James Ngculu said.