The electoral commission said 34 new political parties have joined the register since last year’s national elections, with more expected before next year’s local government vote
The country desperately needs a system that makes politicians accountable to voters, not their political parties
If predictions are accurate, Rishi Sunak will on Friday visit head of state King Charles III to tender his resignation as prime minister
They have grumbled about having to travel long distances and poor communication by the IEC
The secretaries of the three provinces have cited weakness and nonexistence of opposition parties as reasons they can deliver more than 70% of votes in each province
The political sands are shifting, says Mmusi Maimane
Only a few people have chosen who will govern South Africa’s municipalities
Of South Africa’s 213 municipalities, the ANC attained a majority in 161. Meanwhile, there are 66 hung councils that will need to be governed through coalitions
The low voter turnout in the local polls is something our leading parties must take to heart as they look to rebuild their relationship with the electorate.
After a dismal showing at the polls, all the major parties – with some smaller kingmakers – will now begin the horse-trading to run your municipality
Politicians benefit from ignorant citizens ‘because then they can fool the people’, says community activist
With such a low voter turnout, government legitimacy is stretched to breaking point
Northern Cape leads in the vote counting with 89% of its results already completed
The IEC came out guns blazing on Tuesday, despite thousands of voters who had registered in September being turned away because of technical glitches
Electoral body says this year’s local government vote got off to a fairly good start
Voter turnout for local government elections has steadily risen since 2000, but the uptick could be stalled by Covid-19, much like registration has been
Vuwani residents are ready to vote, but none of the top three parties is wooing them
It is still unclear how discontent with politics, and the effects of Covid-19, will affect voter turnout, according to research company Ipsos
In this week’s by-elections, the ANC has the highest number of wards being contested. However, the turnout in some communities in areas in the Vaal district has been low — even…
Since Tuesday, there have been reports of unrest in volatile areas of Cape Town
