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‘They have forgotten we exist’: Limpopo entrepreneurs frustrated ahead of November polls

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Election on crime: What major political parties are saying about policing and violence

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Another ANC candidate seeks reinstatement

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‘We’ll make space for your children’: Nomvula Mokonyane on illegal foreigners ‘getting RDPs’

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Concerns over ANC ward candidate due to GBV record

Opinion

The DA’s choking curse

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News Should failing to click a button exclude the ANC? ConCourt hears candidate deadline arguments

News Shadrack Sibiya resigns from Saps

News Zuma Foundation blasts Ramaphosa as concerns over former leader’s health mount

Politics ‘The person who will kill the ANC is not born yet,’ says Mbalula

News Suspect found with property of murdered jogger Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo

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PODCAST: Joburg needs more than pothole politics, says Rise Mzansi mayoral candidate

Court overturns Mbalula’s decision to remove Andile Lungisa from ANC election candidate list

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Why can’t the ANC just bench drama queen Nomvula?

Much still needs fixing in KuGompo and Makana, Eastern Cape, ahead of 4 November elections

TikTok, IEC unveil Election Centre to tackle misinformation

Opinion

ANC’s internal squabbles dampen hopes

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Sewage flows past homes and schools in Wesselton

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Steenhuisen dismisses poll predicting MK Party majority in Durban

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Chris Pappas: Apartheid is not coming back [VIDEO]

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Coalition confusion: Voters need education on alliance phenomenon, expert says

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PODCAST: Can South Africa trust its election results? IEC chief responds

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This is why DON’T VOTE ANC, DA & EFF is trending in SA

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Benoni electioneering gets dirty as councillor targeted in sticker campaign

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Fuel prices could drive voters to the polls

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From ‘dirty votes’ to ancestral prayers: Nomvula Mokonyane under fire as ANC turns to spiritual intervention

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IEC audits election results system ahead of local polls

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WATCH: Election on employment – ‘For young people, the space is almost closed’

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DA mayoral candidate in Govan Mbeki Municipality answers our questions

Opinion

Joburg needs passion and purpose, not politics and promises

PODCAST: ‘We need leadership that works with the people’: Yongama Zigebe

Zuma’s MK party set to be eThekwini’s biggest party as ANC struggles

‘Voters will no longer give ANC an automatic mandate’: Mbalula pleads for another chance

ANC candidate list disputes deepen ahead of ConCourt showdown – report

Electoral Court questions Operation Dudula’s preparedness as party loses late candidate list bid

WATCH: EFF leader Julius Malema warns race-based politics will ‘backfire badly’

‘This is what we did to the vote that you gave to us’: Mbalula says ANC changed lives