The African National Congress on Monday again criticised the media over their coverage of the 2011 local government elections.
Former president Nelson Mandela will cast a special vote at his Houghton home, north of Johannesburg, on Monday, the IEC said.
The SABC has dismissed allegations by the DA of biased election coverage on Sunday.
Political parties ratcheted up the rhetoric this weekend ahead of the local government elections on Wednesday.
The ANC will win all municipalities in the country, youth league president Julius Malema said at an ANC election rally in Johannesburg on Sunday.
The opposition sees them as electioneering tools. A company has spotted a marketing opportunity. But for the voter, they are simply "moerse gate".
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema on Saturday labelled IFP leader Dr Mangosuthu Buthelezi as an old man who refuses to retire.
Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has promised tough action against officials and contractors involved in the open toilets sagas.
DA leader Helen Zille told voters hers was the only party that could make Nelson Mandela’s vision of a better life for South Africans possible.
President Zuma warned voters they risk sparking their ancestors’ ire unless they vote for the ANC in the government elections next week.
A current affairs outside broadcast was on Saturday abandoned when a group of people wearing ANC T-shirts stormed the hall and disrupted proceedings.
The police national commissioner on Friday issued a strong warning to people planning on disrupting the upcoming local government elections.
The results of the May 18 elections will indicate whether the Democratic Alliance can continue to grow.
The minutes of a Cope election team meeting reveal a devil’s brew of mistakes, failures and mismanagement in the procurement of campaign materials.
Tony Ehrenreich has one dominant concern in Cape Town: putting social justice first.
All eyes are on Ulundi to see how the new NFP party fares — and Nkandla, the traditional home of President Zuma, where many residents feel neglected.
Alexandra township, the stamping ground of Julius Malema’s ANCYL rival, is the last place one would expect Malema to put up a stellar performance.
The municipal election campaign is in the toilet, literally — the delivery of the most basic service of all has come to dominate the polls.
The open toilet debacle, dirty as it is, creates an opportunity for voters. The <i>M&G</i> weighs in.
Several grassroots social movements are fielding their own candidates in next week’s municipal elections to woo voters fed up with mainstream parties.
Neither intimidation tactics nor the influence of party heavyweights have swayed a fiery independent seen as a threat to an ANC stronghold in Knysna.
A small ANC-led district municipality in the Western Cape has many satisfied residents, writes <b>Lynley Donnelly</b>.
The ANC is fighting to claw back votes, but an opposition coalition may take the prized Port Elizabeth metro.
Fresh allegations of tender corruption in the unenclosed toilets saga have been levelled against Moqhaka Municipality officials in the Free State.
Planning Minister Trevor Manuel is seething with anger about the distribution of a pamphlet that claims he has urged voters not to vote ANC.
The DA has undertaken not to distribute a pamphlet saying Trevor Manuel wants people not to vote for the ANC, the ANC said on Thursday.
PAC president Letlapa Mphahlele told <b>Ngoako Matsha</b> that they are preparing to win Balfour in the upcoming local government elections.
The ANC was confident that the Cape Town metro was winnable in the local government elections, its head of elections Ngoako Ramathlodi said.
A survey conducted among 2 000 urban adults suggested 73% of people would vote again for the same party in the local government elections.
The Independent Electoral Commission breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday when the South African Municipal Workers’ Union suspended a planned strike.
President Jacob Zuma began tweeting on Tuesday gathering over 600 followers within an hour of his first post.
The day of reckoning for the leaders of SA’s two biggest political parties is close and whatever happens will be a reflection of their capabilities.