South Africans headed the polls on Wednesday to elect the country’s sixth democratic administration
Speaking at the Western Cape results centre, the DA’s Premier candidate Alan Winde says his party is not celebrating just yet
The DA leader has been searched for the most after his address at the weekend
According to the poll, conducted during March and April, the ANC will take above 61% of the vote regardless of voter turnout
But none of the parties has made gender issues a core element of their campaigns except for the Women Forward Party
The Democratic Alliance seems to be well on its way to retaining the province according to data released by the Institute of Race Relations
The anti-apartheid stalwart, and Nobel Peace Prize winner cast his special vote at his Milnerton home in Cape Town on Monday morning
Final push: The Democratic Alliance, ANC and the Economic Freedom Fighters held their last rallies this weekend
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During the Democratic Alliance’s Phetogo Rally at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto on Saturday, the party supporters spoke about their hope for change.
Bringing the ANC below 50% in the province is an election target of the DA
The title of Maimane’s speech is ‘Let us vote for our hopes, not our fears’
The DA has set itself four targets for the 8 May election and is confident of achieving them
By joining forces with the New National Party, the DA set itself up from the start to bear the racism tag
A green economy is the fastest way to lift millions from poverty and unite them in a common cause
A party divided, disappointed voters, ‘clever blacks’ and flawed polls; everything is in play in the prized province ahead of the May 8 election
Opposition parties are eager to pick on this blot on the ruling party’s copy book
The DA is working hard at wooing the province’s voters, but its electorate would rather abstain than not vote for the ANC
It’s all systems go as parties consolidate their campaigns ahead of next week’s election
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
‘Whether LGBTIQ people vote for the DA or the Kiss Party or whoever, we need to see LGBTIQ people involved in political spaces’
The ANC can’t take hard decisions about the economy and other parties don’t need to because they won’t win
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
To claim that protests are being organised suggests sinister motives. But all protest is organised. So are cake sales and shopping expeditions
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
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
There have been suggestions that Helen Zille has been sidelined from party activities, but the DA say that is not the case
As the DA and ANC bicker over who failed Alex, Malema gets a warning in