The killing of Winnie "Nu" Mhlongo on her 30th birthday in Kwadukuza has underscored the province’s political intolerance and its resultant violence.
The relatively unknown AIC, a party with a name and logo "reminiscent" to the ANC, has leapt ahead of Agang SA to gain two seats in Parliament.
The IFP says its supporters held election officials and ANC members hostage after apparently seeing ballot boxes being loaded into a strange car.
The traditional stronghold of the ruling party gave the ANC a 78.33% win, while the DA has come in a distant second with 10.4% of the provincial vote.
The Northern Cape’s votes have been counted, and while the DA and ANC have walked away smiling, Cope has been left humiliated.
Minister Lindiwe Sisulu takes on Ronnie Kasrils and allows us insight into the truth of what it means to be an ANC politician, writes Chris Roper.
A day after the polls, ANC and IEC offices were forced shut after disgruntled IFP supporters allegedly held ANC members hostage there.
Public enterprises minister says government will use the next 20 years to pursue more radical economic programs and help black entrepreneurs.
Early projections show the ruling party will likely keep over 60% of SA’s support. But it won’t get a two-thirds majority in Parliament.
In the country’s only province ruled by the DA, the ANC has made its presence felt, even well after closing time of the national elections.
Citizens will be glued to media over the next few days as the results of SA’s fifth national democratic election trickle in.
Iqbal Musa writes an open letter to Visvin Reddy, whose infamous remark about anti-ANC Indians returning to India landed him in hot water.
The precedent has been set for a few more years with Zuma at the helm. Here’s what we can look forward to in this brave new error of democracy.
No convincing left-wing intellectual model exists to substantiate the aspirations and claims of a "developmental state", says one M&G reader.
A voting station in Alexandra closed in the early afternoon amid allegations of vote rigging and collusion between the ANC and the IEC.
Voting took place without incident at the KwaMashu Hostel in Durban, one of the hot spots in KwaZulu-Natal where police and the army were deployed.
ANC members in Port Elizabeth have tried to block the DA leader from entering the Walmer Town Hall, saying she must "obey the rule".
From Jacob Zuma attracting large crowds in Nkandla to Helen Zille ditching the DA’s colours, here’s what happened when party presidents voted.
A DA SMS stating that President Jacob Zuma stole public money to build his Nkandla home was based on false information, the Electoral Court has held.
While some community members in the Northern Areas outside of Port Elizabeth say they will certainly vote ANC, others are saying the party is corrupt.
Voting has begun with the casting of special votes, and already there are concerning reports of IEC material mishaps.
As South Africa goes to the polls, we look at how President Jacob Zuma has campaigned around key issues in the run-up to elections.
President Jacob Zuma says he is not concerned that the Nkandla debacle will have an effect on the ANC’s support during this election.
Society fails when we cease to care, when those in power seek to enrich themselves and when people lose trust in their leaders, writes Jay Naidoo.
Following reports that Baleka Mbete is earmarked for a top position in the ANC, Jacob Zuma says SA could see a woman president sooner than expected.
While criticising the media’s coverage of reports on the Nkandla security upgrades, Jacob Zuma says "there was no finding of misconduct".
Supporters this weekend packed stadiums for the last time before SA votes. Here are some memorable statements from the final round of campaigning.
As parties campaigned over the weekend, the ANC’s plans faltered at the end, the DA’s guerrilla marketing fell flat and the EFF came out ahead.
Malusi Gigaba says the FNB Stadium has reached its 95 000-seater capacity for the ANC’s Siyanqoba rally.
Drivers should expect closed roads and congested traffic near FNB Stadium, the venue of the ANC’s final election rally – Siyanqoba.
ANC chair Baleka Mbete told supporters at a rally west of Jo’burg that the ANC was dealing with their issues, unlike the DA. But some remain dubious.
IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi speaks to M&G about elections, leadership and other issues facing South African politics.