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Local Government Elections

WATCH: Thuli Madonsela casts her vote ‘to strengthen constitutional democracy’
Article
/ 3 August 2016

WATCH: Thuli Madonsela casts her vote ‘to strengthen constitutional democracy’

​Public Protector Thuli Madonsela was in Pretoria this morning to cast her vote.

By Raeesa Pather
WATCH: Danny Jordaan votes in Nelson Mandela Bay, confident ANC will capture 55%
Article
/ 3 August 2016

WATCH: Danny Jordaan votes in Nelson Mandela Bay, confident ANC will capture 55%

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Danny Jordaan has cast his vote in the metro.

By Staff Reporter
Your guide to the mayoral candidates of Tshwane, Jo’burg and Nelson Mandela Bay
Article
/ 3 August 2016

Your guide to the mayoral candidates of Tshwane, Jo’burg and Nelson Mandela Bay

The Mail & Guardian profiles mayoral candidates in three of the highly contested metros.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Local government elections: The private party the youth weren’t invited to
Article
/ 2 August 2016

Local government elections: The private party the youth weren’t invited to

With just two days left before the local government elections, I haven’t as yet decided where I will place my ‘X’ on the ballot paper.

By Ofentse Mboweni
Elections: Three final fact-checks of the ANC, DA and EFF’s claims
Article
/ 2 August 2016

Elections: Three final fact-checks of the ANC, DA and EFF’s claims

President Jacob Zuma, Mmusi Maimane and Julius Malema pulled out all the stops in their parties’ final rallies – but also stretched the truth.

By Staff Reporter
Kgalema Motlanthe hits out at the ANC, but does he walk his talk?
Article
/ 1 August 2016

Kgalema Motlanthe hits out at the ANC, but does he walk his talk?

Former deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe has lashed out at the ANC, calling the ruling party’s structures ‘bogus’.

By Raeesa Pather
‘Give us five years, SA’: Malema delivers powerful speech in last elections push
Article
/ 1 August 2016

‘Give us five years, SA’: Malema delivers powerful speech in last elections push

Malema was greeted by cheering crowds inside the stadium comprising of both youth and the elderly.

By News 24
Five side-eye worthy moments from the ANC’s #SiyanqobaRally
Article
/ 31 July 2016

Five side-eye worthy moments from the ANC’s #SiyanqobaRally

The ANC’s final push for local government elections is underway at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg.

By Raeesa Pather
WATCH Live: ANC Siyanqoba final rally in preparation for #LGE2016
Article
/ 31 July 2016

WATCH Live: ANC Siyanqoba final rally in preparation for #LGE2016

The ANC is wrapping up its #LGE2016 campaign with Siyanqoba rally Sunday at Ellis Park Stadium. President Zuma delivers the keynote address.

By Staff Reporter
#LGE2016: Final rally speech maligns Zuma, Maimane ‘certain’ the DA will win big
Article
/ 31 July 2016

#LGE2016: Final rally speech maligns Zuma, Maimane ‘certain’ the DA will win big

The DA had a plan, in case things went badly wrong during its crescendo rally in Soweto on Saturday. That plan was Prestik. Lots and lots of Prestik.

By Phillip De Wet
ANC branch chair, kids survive hail of bullets in alleged political attack at home
Article
/ 17 July 2016

ANC branch chair, kids survive hail of bullets in alleged political attack at home

In what appears to be a political attack, an ANC branch chair and her family were fired on through the wall of their home in Pietermaritzburg.

By Staff Reporter
Patriotic Alliance leader ​Gayton McKenzie woos independents with cash injection
Article
/ 14 July 2016

Patriotic Alliance leader ​Gayton McKenzie woos independents with cash injection

Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie offered independent candidates cash to campaign ahead of the August 3 elections – but only if they go PA.

By Govan Whittles
North West ANC members cry foul over candidate lists
Article
/ 24 June 2016

North West ANC members cry foul over candidate lists

For the first time since it came to power in 1994, the ANC has registered the highest number of disputes about supposed imposition of candidates.

By Staff Reporter
Metro police appeal for calm as ANC members go on the rampage in Pretoria
Article
/ 20 June 2016

Metro police appeal for calm as ANC members go on the rampage in Pretoria

Protests raged on in the country’s capital on Monday after the ANC’s Tshwane mayoral candidate, Thoko Didiza, was announced that morning.

By Staff Reporter
Who is Thoko Didiza?
Article
/ 20 June 2016

Who is Thoko Didiza?

All you need to know about the recently-announced ANC Tshwane mayoral candidate.

By Staff Reporter
ANC announces its mayoral candidates for 2016 local elections
Article
/ 19 June 2016

ANC announces its mayoral candidates for 2016 local elections

ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe said the party decided on the announcement, a first in its history, so that candidates could assist in campaigns.

By Staff Reporter
ANC welcomes IEC Concourt judgment
Article
/ 14 June 2016

ANC welcomes IEC Concourt judgment

The Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that the local government elections can go ahead on August 3 this year.

By Staff Reporter
Concourt rules that local government elections will go ahead
Article
/ 14 June 2016

Concourt rules that local government elections will go ahead

​The Constitutional Court has ruled that local government elections can go ahead on August 3 without a complete voters’ roll.

By Staff Reporter
Bacs: new kid on the political block
Article
/ 2 June 2016

Bacs: new kid on the political block

Few people have heard of the Building a Cohesive Society in South Africa party but some fed-up voters are prepared to give it a try.

By Athandiwe Saba
DA challenges ANC to public debate before local elections
Article
/ 1 June 2016

DA challenges ANC to public debate before local elections

The Democratic Alliance wants the ruling party to answer for the irregular, unauthorised and wasteful expenditure in its metros.

By Staff Reporter
Mantashe: election list protesters are ‘mischievous’ and ‘sensational’
Article
/ 27 May 2016

Mantashe: election list protesters are ‘mischievous’ and ‘sensational’

The protest of about 20 people was organised by ANC members belonging to the party’s Sol Plaatjie sub-region in Kimberley.

By Govan Whittles
Cope demands oath of loyalty to discover would-be deserters
Article
/ 19 May 2016

Cope demands oath of loyalty to discover would-be deserters

To avoid a recurrence of damaging betrayals, the party is forcing its public officials to swear their allegiance.

By Staff Reporter
DA’s Mashaba ready to take Jo’burg
Article
/ 27 April 2016

DA’s Mashaba ready to take Jo’burg

Businessman and DA mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba said this week that he couldn’t wait to win the Jo’burg mayor’s office and transform the city.

By Staff Reporter
DA, ANC supporters clash following Durban DA rally
Article
/ 27 April 2016

DA, ANC supporters clash following Durban DA rally

“It’s Freedom Day and then you have this kind of political intolerance,” said DA councillor Heinz De Boer.

By Staff Reporter
Fifteen key points on the ANC manifesto
Article
/ 18 April 2016

Fifteen key points on the ANC manifesto

We break down the ANC’s local government elections manifesto into a digestible read.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 April 2016

Zuma announces local government elections date

Jacob Zuma has announced the date of municipal elections, while the IEC has appealed to South Africans for a smooth registration weekend this week.

By Staff and Staff Reporter
ANC woos black middle class
Article
/ 31 March 2016

ANC woos black middle class

Ahead of local government elections the party is calling on a team of professionals and academics to help it regain votes in Gauteng.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 January 2012

ANC looks into election candidate list irregularities

The ANC has begun an investigation into alleged irregularities in last year’s local government election candidate lists — starting in Limpopo.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 June 2011

Challenge is anathema to the party that ‘is the nation’

In the recent local-government elections the Democratic Alliance emerged as a serious rival to the ANC.

By Staff Reporter
Elections ‘a huge wake-up call for ANC’
Article
/ 2 June 2011

Elections ‘a huge wake-up call for ANC’

The 2011 local government elections were a "huge wake-up call" for the ANC, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has said.

By Staff Reporter
ANC: ‘We must listen to what our people are saying’
Article
/ 2 June 2011

ANC: ‘We must listen to what our people are saying’

The African National Congress (ANC) has to maintain its links with the people on the ground, ANC chairperson Baleka Mbete said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
Researcher points to shift in SA politics
Article
/ 2 June 2011

Researcher points to shift in SA politics

Opposition partisanship is on the rise, indicating a shift in politics in SA, a researcher at the Institute for Security Studies has said.

By Staff Reporter
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