The DA is working hard at wooing the province’s voters, but its electorate would rather abstain than not vote for the ANC
Opposition parties are eager to pick on this blot on the ruling party’s copy book
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema called out President Cyril Ramaphosa and his cabinet while addressing Alexandra’s community.
The emergence of parties such as the African Transformation Movement signals a worrying trend
The poll comes amid a News24 report that the DA’s research showed a decline in support for the ANC in Gauteng and a surge in support for the DA
More than half of 18-30 year olds not registered to vote
Political leaders discussed attacks on foreign nationals and while most of the parties had their views applauded, the ANC representative was booed
Is the ANC going to release Buyelekhaya so that it can garner votes in the province?
South Africans need to be taught that our democracy is thanks to our neighbours
A 2018 survey found that 51% of Gauteng residents don’t know which sphere is responsible for water and sanitation services
Counting Every Person: The M&G Data Desk has analysed voting results across SA for the past 20 years
It was only in 1986 that the NG Kerk welcomedSouth Africans of all races to worship under one roof
There are more women registered to vote than men. In response, political party manifestos have increased their attention to gender issues.
Opposition parties are locked in the past
but don’t learn from it and have failed to develop policies for a current and future new world
Women who have lived in the township for decades have no access to proper housing, services and politicians
Despite being tagged ‘relatively unknown’, the Western Cape politician says his track record speaks for itself
Hawks investigators appear to be preparing to once again charge Harry Gwala district mayor Mluleki Ndobe for his murder
The IEC announced on Tuesday that only one of the 52 objections it received was upheld
Chipping away at the mystery around Dulcie September’s death may eventually reveal the truth
It is the best of times, the worst of times, but also the most dangerous of times for South Africa and Britain
Xenophobic violence condemned by both the ANC and DA as the May 8 elections moves closer
Mxolisi Dukwana ready to topple Ace Magashule’s house of cards at the Zondo commission
Our readers write about the CSIR, the upcoming elections and Ace Magashule
Although corruption was a factor in the party’s decline in support in the 2014 and 2016 elections, poor service delivery was also a key element.
The Electoral Commission will listen to objections to names on electoral lists in some circumstances
Our readers write in about Azapo, Islamophobia, the elections in the wake of Eskom’s woes and failing state-owned enterprises
The chief electoral officer’s years of experience will help ensure citizens’ choices are honoured
The nonagenarian MP is finally calling it a day and putting his faith in the precocious IFP caucus
Our readers write in about Azapo, Islamophobia, the elections in the wake of Eskom’s woes and failing state-owned enterprises
Trade unions fear a late bid to stall the legislation but key aspects have come up at the Mpati commission
Magashule said candidates who had been convicted of an offence for which the penalty was more than 12 months in jail had been removed from the list
The death of an Eighties student activist reminds us how much South Africa owes to that generation