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Rain slows special voting at voting stations across Soweto
Rain and low turnout contributed to a slow start for special voting in Soweto, while Electoral Commission officials conducted home visits to assist elderly and vulnerable voters.
Fixing SA’s broken municipalities
As voters prepare to head to the polls, major political parties have unveiled competing manifestos to fix South Africa's collapsing municipalities, restore crumbling…
Inside the ANC-DA poll face-off
As municipal elections approach, polling suggests hung councils in Johannesburg and Cape Town that could force rivals ANC and DA into an uneasy local government coalition.
Soweto residents fed up with failing services
Braamfischerville and Orange Farm residents express deep frustration over chronic sewage spills, power outages, and stalled infrastructure projects ahead of upcoming municipal…
Young voters demand reasons to believe
Ahead of municipal elections, young South Africans grapple with civic duty versus growing political disillusionment, demanding real accountability and basic service delivery.
The ANC’s coalition model is unsustainable
The ANC's winner-takes-all governance approach is fuelling instability within South Africa's Government of National Unity, underscoring an urgent need for collaborative coalition…
Political parties set sights on winning strategic councils in KwaZulu-Natal
Political parties are gearing up for high-stakes municipal battles in KwaZulu-Natal, with analysts predicting coalitions will determine control of major councils including…
Will South Africa remain in ANC hands?
As South Africans head to the polls, the ANC faces its toughest local government test amid rising service delivery challenges, surging opposition parties, and the looming reality…
Democracy for sale, delivery not included
As South Africa approaches the local government elections, political violence, corporate capture of parties, and collapsing municipal service delivery threaten the core of…
Different ballots but the same poisoned water
Faced with failing infrastructure, poisoned water, and political indifference, South Africa's youth are turning away from the ballot box—not out of apathy, but out of a…
Coalition government almost certain in EC metros
As the ANC heads into its final pre-election Siyanqoba rally, the party confronts strong opposition and the likelihood of coalition rule in both Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela…
Coast properties caught in court fight
The Durban High Court has halted the handover of six strategic coastal properties on KwaZulu-Natal's South Coast following an interdict obtained by Ray Nkonyeni municipality…
Johannesburg is a ‘gangster’s paradise’ run by untouchables, says Al Jama-ah mayoral candidate
Al Jama-ah Johannesburg mayoral candidate Ashley Mama has labelled the metro a “gangster’s paradise” run by untouchables, while defending the party's governance record and urging…
Pillay demands genocide trial for Netanyahu
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has demanded that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu face trial over genocide allegations in Gaza, standing by the findings of the…
Mbali Shinga to appeal against NFP court ruling
KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC Mbali Shinga will approach the Supreme Court of Appeal after the Pietermaritzburg High Court dismissed her attempt to block her expulsion…