Did Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid for the stoner vote suffer from short-term memory loss?
A survey conducted on the day of the elections found fewer than half of people were confident that their votes would be counted accurately, down from 60% in the previous poll
It faced budget cuts, the burden of an amended electoral system and a legal challenge from Jacob Zuma
The former president’s political resurrection has thrown the other parties’ pre-election coalition plans into disarray
The big takeaway from this election is less about the weaknesses of the ruling party and more about its enduring strength
The door-to-doors have door-to-doored and now it’s all over – except for the voting
ANC draws a crowd of about 60 000 at its final Siyanqoba rally held in Joburg’s 94 000-seater FNB Stadium
EFF leader appeals to the youth for votes at final rally
International divisions on the charges against Hamas and Israeli leaders echo hypocrisy and threats to the rule of law in domestic politics
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader political parties must secure their votes on 29 May and refrain from complaining after the elections
As Jacob Zuma’s new party gains momentum, it could damage the ANC’s results in the elections and even destroy Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency
The minister confronted the future deputy president of the SCA on the electoral court’s overturned judgment on Jacob Zuma’s eligibility for parliament
Residents of the six rural towns will vote again on 19 June
The president said he was confident that his party would win the elections and he would return to complete his second term
The apex court held that his 15-month sentence disqualified him in terms of the Constitution and that the remission of the jail term did not alter that fact
This is an edited version of author Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela’s article in the Mail & Guardian, 24 to 29 April 2009.
The former president said those within his MK party who wished to be part of its national executive committee, would not become ministers
The legal fraternity is uneasy after the ANC president’s recent comments
An editorial from the M&G’s coverage of the 2009 elections
The trial is scheduled to begin in April next year, nearly two decades after the former president was first charged for taking bribes from a French arms dealer
The former speaker of the National Assembly said she was doing her job at the time and, if needed, she would have protected FW de Klerk
The court wants the parties’ views, by Tuesday, on whether IEC commissioner Janet Love should have recused herself from the decision on Jacob Zuma’s eligibility
The provincial secretary said the people of the Eastern Cape had rejected Zuma and his new MK party ahead of the elections
The hearing of the IEC’s appeal to the electoral court’s finding that Zuma was eligible for parliament saw a tense exchange between counsel and the bench
Promises of infrastructure, grants and electricity topped the ANC secretary general’s week in KwaZulu-Natal
The former president’s legal team alleged a reasonable fear of bias but faced an uphill battle in persuading judges to recuse themselves from deciding if he is eligible for parliament
The ANC has been under pressure to up its game in the province since Jacob Zuma announced last year that he would endorse the MK party
The former president has approached the apex court for leave to appeal the striking down of his bid to charge the prosecutor in his arms deal case
The ANC secretary general said that despite ‘challenges’ voters should stick with their ANC ‘home’
The former Gauteng premier said the ANC, not Jacob Zuma, was the true custodian of the uMkhonto weSizwe brand
The Special Investigating Unit is investigating a syndicate that used state land meant to build a school for personal use
The spectre of an ANC-EFF tie-up has been used to forewarn of massive economic destruction. But none of the other options are damage-free