President Cyril Ramaphosa has shocked the country by appointing disgraced former minister Dina Pule to replace Sisisi Tolashe, a move seen as appeasing allies in the ANC Women’s…
ActionSA president and Johannesburg mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba has pledged to establish a dedicated police unit to arrest undocumented foreign nationals in the city if…
Democratic Alliance leader Geordin Hill-Lewis's proposed reshuffle of Government of National Unity deployments has met with significant internal resistance, as party members…
The ANC Johannesburg regional executive committee (REC) has submitted the names of Loyiso Masuku, Makhosi Ndlela, and Jabu Moleketi as its preferred mayoral candidates to the…
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has defended the performance of its voter registration technology after nearly three million voter registration transactions were…
Zimbabwe is once again grappling with how leaders gain, maintain, and transfer power. Proposed constitutional amendments by the ruling Zanu-PF party aim to extend presidential…
The parliamentary leader of the African Transformation Movement (ATM), Vuyo Zungula, is poised to become the party’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate, a decision reportedly made by…
Zambia heads to the polls on 13 August 2026, with President Hakainde Hichilema seeking re-election among 14 contenders. Analysts and ordinary Zambians are weighing whether his…
With only 16% of municipalities passing audits, South Africans face failing water systems, roads and governance. The coming elections test not only politics but morality,…
Next local government elections will be a decisive test, Malema says as party launches plan of attack
The deepening rupture between the two was laid bare at the commemoration of Joe Slovo’s death
Authorities have not released an official death toll, but unconfirmed reports suggest the number of fatalities could exceed 1 000
Tanzanian political parties are winding up their bids to win over the 37.6 million people expected to vote on Wednesday
Tanzanians are using social media to call for mass demonstrations before Wednesday’s poll
Government critics abducted, the main opposition leader detained and the presidential candidate for the second largest opposition party disqualified indicate a government…
The leader of the National Unity Platform party and presidential candidate has started his campaign for the 12 January 2026 general elections
A new South African electoral system will be chosen by parties. Guess who will benefit?
As President Hakainde Hichilema lays his groundwork for Zambia’s 2026 election, a disputed outcome appears almost inevitable
The country has a collapsing currency and public sector, widespread hunger and corruption linked to the police, military and presidency
The president has turned to football to regain the trust of young people as he faces discontent over taxes and unfulfilled promises ahead of the 2027 election
