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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…
ANC tells ConCourt IEC’s ‘Submit as Final’ button is not mandatory
The ANC has told the Constitutional Court that the IEC already had records of its 181 candidate nominations before the deadline, arguing that clicking the 'Submit as Final'…
546 political parties to contest 2026 local government elections
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has confirmed that 546 political parties and over 142,000 nominated candidates will contest the upcoming local government elections…
IEC defends its VMD system as registration balloons to 2.9m
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has defended the performance of its voter registration technology after nearly three million voter registration transactions were…
376 000 new voters register via online portal, says electoral commission
The IEC launched “Beats for My Peeps” election edutainment programme which will air on SABC1 on 3 June at 18:00 to encourage youth voter participation
IEC warns it will prosecute voters who use fake addresses
IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya has emphasised that the commission will investigate registration irregularities
Democracy doubts deepen in KZN
Support for democracy in KwaZulu-Natal has fallen to its lowest levels in decades, with trust in government and institutions collapsing. Yet, most residents say they would vote…
IEC calls for early election date announcement
The IEC has set 20 and 21 June 2026 as a national voter registration weekend and urges an early election date announcement to ensure voters can register correctly
Electoral Commission of South Africa sets out 2026/27 local election schedule
Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo urged Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa to announce the election date ahead of proclamation
South Africa’s future depends on electoral integrity
The next election will be for the survival and credibility of the country’s democracy
EXCLUSIVE: Boy Mamabolo to register Born To Win party after resigning from the ANC
Mamabolo said his party would get to ‘eat’ the support of the Economic Freedom Fighters and the ANC
Gwen Ramokgopa: ‘Political immaturity’ the reason companies not donating to ANC and other parties
The ANC treasurer general suggested companies should rather contribute to the Multi-Party Democracy Fund administered by the Electoral Commission of South Africa
ANC cries sabotage as 99 voters deregister from IEC’s Free State roll amid R7000 bribery allegations
Most people usually simply stay away on voting day
SACP will contest 2026 municipal elections independent of ANC
The South African Communist Party is among 192 political parties that had not met the deadline to register with the Electoral Commission of South Africa
MK party wants to lead oral argument in its challenge to 29 May election result
Jacob Zuma’s party says oral evidence will assist the court in understanding its ‘technical’ argument