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IFP and EFF make the biggest gains in KwaZulu-Natal
Article
/ 11 May 2019

IFP and EFF make the biggest gains in KwaZulu-Natal

ANC gets 42 seats in KZN, while IFP and DA get 14 and 11 seats respectively

By Paddy Harper
ANC hangs onto Gauteng, but it’s a whole new political world
Article
/ 11 May 2019

ANC hangs onto Gauteng, but it’s a whole new political world

2019 ushers in a new era of governance with the ANC hanging onto the economic centre in a nail biting race

By Staff Reporter
A nail biting finish for the ANC in Gauteng
Article
/ 11 May 2019

A nail biting finish for the ANC in Gauteng

As the last of the ballots are counted today, the ANC has retained its majority in Gauteng by the skin of their teeth

By M&G Data Desk
Ace: Cyril was not the reason for the ANC’s electoral win
Article
/ 10 May 2019

Ace: Cyril was not the reason for the ANC’s electoral win

The ANC’s secretary general says Zuma is critical to the ANC retaining KZN

By Bongekile Macupe
Infighting, poor local governance cost ANC KZN
Article
/ 10 May 2019

Infighting, poor local governance cost ANC KZN

A collapse of basic services and lawfare cost the governing party 10% of it votes

By Paddy Harper
Inkatha Freedom Party arrests the decline
Article
/ 10 May 2019

Inkatha Freedom Party arrests the decline

After losing voters every single election, the party is turning its slide around, with results showing that it is growing

By Athandiwe Saba
Big drop for ANC in the Free State
Article
/ 10 May 2019

Big drop for ANC in the Free State

The ruling party loses 8% and heads towards 60% in the province where it was founded

By Sipho Kings
CSIR predicts major ANC decline in KZN
Article
/ 9 May 2019

CSIR predicts major ANC decline in KZN

The numbers are a major blow for the ANC which had consolidated its support in the province since 2004 when it took 47.4% of the vote

By Paddy Harper
Elections 2019: Over 4-mil votes counted
Article
/ 9 May 2019

Elections 2019: Over 4-mil votes counted

South Africans headed the polls on Wednesday to elect the country’s sixth democratic administration

By Sarah Smit
CSIR predicts biggest ANC loss since ‘94
Article
/ 9 May 2019

CSIR predicts biggest ANC loss since ‘94

With over 3-million votes counted the CSIR — in partnership with the SABC — predict that the ANC will only get 57.39% votes

By Athandiwe Saba
Elections 2019: Over 3.5-million votes counted
Article
/ 9 May 2019

Elections 2019: Over 3.5-million votes counted

South Africans headed the polls on Wednesday to elect the country’s sixth democratic administration

By Sarah Smit
Almost 3 million votes counted before 9am
Article
/ 9 May 2019

Almost 3 million votes counted before 9am

South Africans went to the polls on Wednesday in a day marred by bad weather, protests and worrying potential irregularities

By Natasha Marrian
The pros and cons of coalitions in SA
Article
/ 8 May 2019

The pros and cons of coalitions in SA

Political mergers can enrich democracy and lead to more accountable government, but they can also lead to opportunism that undermine accountability

By Nic Cheeseman
Ramaphosa, Maimane, Malema put their best foot forward at final rallies
Article
/ 6 May 2019

Ramaphosa, Maimane, Malema put their best foot forward at final rallies

The leaders of South Africa’s parties saved their best campaigning for their final rallies

By Natasha Marrian
Women have the power to swing the 2019 election
Article
/ 6 May 2019

Women have the power to swing the 2019 election

But none of the parties has made gender issues a core element of their campaigns except for the Women Forward Party

By Amanda Gouws
IN PICTURES: Phetogo, Siyanqoba and Tshela Thupa rallies
Article
/ 6 May 2019

IN PICTURES: Phetogo, Siyanqoba and Tshela Thupa rallies

Final push: The Democratic Alliance, ANC and the Economic Freedom Fighters held their last rallies this weekend

By Staff Reporter
FREE TO READ: Get this week’s M&G
Article
/ 6 May 2019

FREE TO READ: Get this week’s M&G

Read the unembargoed May 3 to 9 edition of the Mail & Guardian

By Mg Reporter
Siyanqoba rally a strong show of support for the ANC
Article
/ 5 May 2019

Siyanqoba rally a strong show of support for the ANC

Supporters at Sunday’s Siyanqoba rally were confident the governing party will win the May 8 elections, and the president feels no different

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Graft accused have no place in the ANC, government and Parliament — Ramaphosa
Article
/ 5 May 2019

Graft accused have no place in the ANC, government and Parliament — Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa told a packed Ellis Park the ANC would not "surrender our freedom to corruption and state capture."

By Natasha Marrian
READ IT IN FULL: Cyril Ramaphosa’s address at Siyanqoba rally
Article
/ 5 May 2019

READ IT IN FULL: Cyril Ramaphosa’s address at Siyanqoba rally

Ramaphosa says this is a call to all South Africans: black and white, young and old, women and men

By Mg Online and Staff Reporter
LIVESTREAM: ANC Siyanqoba rally
Article
/ 5 May 2019

LIVESTREAM: ANC Siyanqoba rally

The Siyanqoba rally is billed as a show of force in the final push for votes ahead of the most crucial election since 1994

By Mg Online and Staff Reporter
Siyanqoba rally marks final push for ANC ahead of crucial poll
Article
/ 5 May 2019

Siyanqoba rally marks final push for ANC ahead of crucial poll

The Siyanqoba rally is billed as a show of force in the final push for votes ahead of the most crucial election since 1994

By Natasha Marrian
Gauteng: Too close to call for ANC
Article
/ 3 May 2019

Gauteng: Too close to call for ANC

A party divided, disappointed voters, ‘clever blacks’ and flawed polls; everything is in play in the prized province ahead of the May 8 election

By Natasha Marrian
Elections 2019: It’s all a little below par
Article
/ 3 May 2019

Elections 2019: It’s all a little below par

‘This is the most important election since 1994. Yet, strangely, it has been the most boring’

By Richard Calland
ANC: From Everyman to Faust
Article
/ 3 May 2019

ANC: From Everyman to Faust

Ramaphosa needs to lose the unity narrative if he is to dispel the stink of the Zuma years

By Beauregard Tromp, Natasha Marrian and Khadija Patel
‘Politicians take our votes and then they do nothing’
Article
/ 3 May 2019

‘Politicians take our votes and then they do nothing’

The M&G returns to the Mayixhale household, in the Eastern Cape, for the fourth time since the 2004 elections

By Sarah Smit
Final rallying call before the polls
Article
/ 3 May 2019

Final rallying call before the polls

It’s all systems go as parties consolidate their campaigns ahead of next week’s election

By Paddy Harper and Natasha Marrian
KZN ANCYL leader gunned down outside his home
Article
/ 2 May 2019

KZN ANCYL leader gunned down outside his home

Dumisani Moyo was taken to a local clinic where he died. A murder investigation docket has been opened and police are investigating the incident

By Kamva Somdyala
South Africa 25: The day the state was no longer an enemy of the people
Article
/ 28 April 2019

South Africa 25: The day the state was no longer an enemy of the people

Remembering South Africa’s first democratic elections: It’s easy to forget that things could have turned out very differently in South Africa

By Stefan Simanowitz
The ‘big three’ vie for queer voters in their election manifestos
Article
/ 26 April 2019

The ‘big three’ vie for queer voters in their election manifestos

‘Whether LGBTIQ people vote for the DA or the Kiss Party or whoever, we need to see LGBTIQ people involved in political spaces’

By Carl Collison
Vote for the one that isn’t the other one
Article
/ 26 April 2019

Vote for the one that isn’t the other one

‘At least Mbeki has returned from seclusion at his think-tank to do some actual work for the ANC at the hustings’

By Shaun De Waal
The tables could turn on kingmaker EFF
Article
/ 26 April 2019

The tables could turn on kingmaker EFF

​The Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF’s) role as kingmaker is not as clear-cut in the 2019 elections as it was in the 2016 polls

By Natasha Marrian
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