South Africa Elections
latest news & developmentsIEC calls for early election date announcement
The IEC has set 20 and 21 June 2026 as a national voter registration weekend and urges an early election date announcement to ensure voters can register correctly
Electoral Commission of South Africa sets out 2026/27 local election schedule
Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo urged Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa to announce the election date ahead of proclamation
South African taxpayers can’t afford R1.1 bn for political parties
There is not enough transparency and the funds would be better spent on health and education
MK’s court challenge is public incitement, says IEC
The party’s failure to provide evidence of election fraud suggests it went to court with the aim of ‘inflaming the passions of the public’, the commission argues
Zuma’s MK party asks electoral court to order a rerun of May vote
The party claims that had it not been for blatant rigging, it would probably have won the elections
Good governance wins votes: The one lesson the ANC seemingly ignored
In forming a new government, the ANC needs to ensure its partners can improve governance and service delivery
Jacob Zuma’s MK party off to ConCourt to try interdict first sitting of parliament
The party said its MPs would boycott the National Assembly in a bid to rob the chamber of legal standing when it elects the president
ANC: ‘We are talking to everybody’
The party’s national executive committee will decide who it will partner with – and how – on Thursday
Fitch raises red flags over ANC coalition with MK party, EFF
Earlier this year, the ratings agency warned that a significant increase in the government’s debt-to-GDP ratio could knock its credit rating
Ramaphosa won’t resign despite historic ANC electoral loss, seeks coalition with DA
Sources have suggested there is an in-principle agreement between the two biggest parties that they will work together
Zuma issues threat of ‘trouble’, but IEC says plans for election announcement are on track
The former president is demanding that the announcement of the final result be delayed to allow the MK Party to lodge objections
Survey finds confidence in electoral outcome has declined
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
Uncertainty looms over South Africa as ANC faces decline and potential coalitions
Our last election demand must now be to the politicians who will decide the country’s future in the coming 14 days
Surge in political assassinations sparks concern ahead of South Africa’s May elections
A total of 131 assassinations in 2023 were related to organised crime, the minibus taxi industry, political assassinations and personal killings
WATCH | National election debate at Fort Hare – Navigating South Africa’s political crossroads
Join Mail & Guardian and the University of Fort Hare on 17 April 2024 for a pivotal election debate. Engage with top leaders as South Africa approaches a historic election,…