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Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) Mosotho Moepya, during a press conference at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand north of Johannesburg on June 1, 2024. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)

We don’t fear the ANC, says IEC chair

The IEC insists it does not fear the ANC following a Constitutional Court ruling reinstating 181 councillor candidates, extending the same reprieve to 32 other political parties.

ANC exults at IEC reprieve

The Constitutional Court has handed the ANC a crucial victory, ordering the Electoral Commission of SA to reinstate 181 excluded councillor candidates ahead of the upcoming…

The faithful: The older generations who vote for the ANC deserve a party that remembers what it promised. Photo: Supplied

ANC owes believers a better ending

A deeply personal reflection on how an older generation's unwavering loyalty to the ANC, rooted in the struggle against apartheid, clashes with the governing party's contemporary…

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

ANC heads to ConCourt in bid to get 181 councillors on ballot

The ANC has approached the Constitutional Court to overturn an Electoral Court ruling and compel the IEC to include 181 candidate councillors on the ballot after missing the…

Lungisa is not the only one: Ramokgopa speaks out about ANC's IEC list crisis

ANC Treasurer-General Gwen Ramokgopa addresses the party's IEC candidate list controversy, explaining that Andile Lungisa's situation is not unique while urging members to…

No excuses: As the secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula is the CEO of the ANC, responsible for administration of the party and, therefore, the proverbial buck for the blunder stops with him. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

The ANC is losing its grip from within

The ANC's failure to register local government election candidates exposes deep factional paralysis and administrative incompetence under Cyril Ramaphosa's waning authority.

The ANC is powerful

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…