With such a low voter turnout, government legitimacy is stretched to breaking point
The research council’s study found that 80% of non-voters are dissatisfied with the country’s political system and democracy
Although the ANC believes it has done okay in these elections, the numbers tell a different tale
Northern Cape leads in the vote counting with 89% of its results already completed
The party is struggling to get its base out to vote, despite having a strong presence online and at rallies
ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba says he is ready to negotiate for a coalition in good faith
The Inkatha Freedom Party is on track to take control of five of the province’s 11 district municipalities
Eskom has announced that stage two load-shedding will be implemented from 4pm on Tuesday afternoon until 5am on Wednesday morning.
The DA leader apportioned some of the blame for the DA’s decline on his predecessor Mmusi Maimane “walking off the job”
The IEC came out guns blazing on Tuesday, despite thousands of voters who had registered in September being turned away because of technical glitches
The projections suggest that the two biggest parties — the ANC and the DA — will be eating a huge piece of humble pie as both the broad church and the blue party will see a significant drop
With hundreds of parties and close to 1 000 independent candidates contesting in municipalities, the 2021 local government election results will be nothing but surprising. Follow the live results here.
Unimaginable levels of poverty in far-flung rural villages in South Africa are not being addressed by local councillors who are supposed to help improve the lives of residents in their wards
The electoral commission acknowledged tech hiccups, but said the biggest problem was the limited time frame it had in which to organise the elections
The Denis Hurley Centre has helped restore the franchise to 250 homeless people living in Durban’s ward 28
A government statement on Monday said millions of South Africans had already heeded the call to cast their vote and that the vibrant atmosphere at voting stations around the country “is encouraging”
Durban’s Denis Hurley centre is assisting homeless people to register and to vote
A poor election result, on top of concerns over his leadership style, may see John Steenhuisen follow in Mmusi Maimane’s footsteps
The ANC has reportedly received assurances from smaller parties about continuing existing coalitions, but its top leaders are hesitant to work with Julius Malema
Creating an investor sales pitch for Mossel Bay is not a difficult task
It’s the economy, stupid — but also service delivery and corruption. The ANC asks voters to forgive past sins, while the EFF tries to consolidate itself with wild promises of a socialist utopia
But Paddy Harper is afraid that pre-polling ‘superspreader’ meetings could lead to a rise in infections
Earlier this week, the ailing utility’s chief operating officer assured the public it would try to avoid load-shedding as voters head to the polls on Monday
South Africa’s parties that run prosperous governments will be those that are successful in developing and nurturing coalitions
South Africa already faces numerous crises including hunger, poverty, unemployment, inequality — all of which are being worsened by the climate crisis.
Trust in big political parties is dwindling but that’s not necessarily a win for everybody else
Voting tactically may seem like a realistic, mature option, but it compromises the integrity of your vote and is corrosive to the long-term health of democracy
The Ugu district municipality has, for years, failed to provide a constant source of clean water and parties are pitching their elections campaigns around the crisis
Stage four load-shedding rolled out to ensure the polls on Monday 1 November are energy secure
The Democratic Alliance leader rebuking cricketer Quinton de Kock would be this election season’s greatest triumph
Flashbacks of nicotine deprivation and not poor service delivery may see a run on the polls on Monday
Stage-four outages will continue until Friday after the loss of two units during the night, and three in total at Medupi, Kusile and Matla power plants tripping