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Electoral Court dismisses ANC case over councillor candidate submissions

The Electoral Court has dismissed the ANC's challenge regarding the submission of councillor candidate lists to the IEC, leaving the party unable to field 181 councillors unless…

Voters queue at a voting station in Maseru

Technology must serve democracy, not stand between the people and their choice

As South Africa approaches local government elections, electoral modernisation and digital tools must prioritise democratic access, institutional integrity, and the…

The ANC is powerful

This is bigger than the ANC

Beyond the headlines focused on the ANC, the ongoing candidate registration dispute affects 45 political parties and raises critical democratic questions for the Electoral Court…

Mbalula: I won’t resign unless the ANC tells me to

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says he will not step down voluntarily following internal backlash over missed candidate submission deadlines with the Electoral Commission.

Frustrated IEC needs R300m to collect missing addresses for voter registration

546 political parties to contest 2026 local government elections

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has confirmed that 546 political parties and over 142,000 nominated candidates will contest the upcoming local government elections…

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Political analyst warns of assassinations as MK Party rank and file jostle for positions before municipal elections  

A political analyst warns of escalating hostilities and potential deadly skirmishes within the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party ahead of municipal elections, fueled by tensions…

As voters, we have to scrutinise policies carefully and use our voting power to force parties to address the climate crisis. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

IEC adds 754 000 new voters over two registration weekends

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has significantly boosted the national voters' roll, adding 754,000 first-time voters during its June and August registration…

What is infrequent, and horrifies us, are the repeated appearances of “criminality” and “xenophobia” conjoined as one event. (Hanna Brunlof)

A call to action against Afrophobic violence

The Beijing+30 Women’s Movement expresses its grave concern and unequivocal condemnation of the rising and increasingly violent wave of Afrophobic attacks unfolding across South…

IEC defends its VMD system as registration balloons to 2.9m

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has defended the performance of its voter registration technology after nearly three million voter registration transactions were…

‘My father is a chess player and a very smart man’ – Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, daughter of former president Jacob Zuma, maintains she will not leave the uMkhonto weSizwe Party despite her expulsion, citing a lack of proper…