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ANC tops 2026 local government election results as Ramaphosa warns parties ahead of coalition talks

Elections 2026

Here are the final 2026 local government election results for SA’s eight metros

Crime

Casually dressed police officer filmed striking pizza delivery driver in North West [VIDEO]

Crime

Bellville taxi rank shooting leaves four dead as police arrest ‘hitman’ in ex-Knysna mayor’s murder

News

Bronkhorstspruit residents face continued water restrictions as Tshwane battles supply problems

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Elections 2026 All eyes on Joburg battle as ANC-ActionSA alliance potentially emerges

Elections 2026 Zuma’s MK party draws coalition red lines: here’s its non-negotiable

Elections 2026 Duduzane Zuma confident of MK party victories: ‘We’re shaking, we are baking… The champagne is on ice’

Elections 2026 DA claims more than 1 million black South Africans voted for it, but analyst says ‘not so fast’

Elections 2026 Mbeki predicts rise in hung municipalities as Ntshavheni questions foreigners voting

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Tech and Science

SASSETA focuses on cybersecurity and digital forensics to help SA deal with emerging threats

Duduzane Zuma says the MK Party can be trusted with municipal funds

Crime

Pair given life sentences for Hendrik Stephanus Venter murder

‘All of us were scared’: KZN averts elections bloodbath

Zille blocked? Moya replaced? – What leadership changes we may see in Joburg, Tshwane, and Ekurhuleni

Boot Ramaphosa, mayorships, and ‘no racists’: What parties are saying ahead of coalition talks

Opinion

ANC’s poor elections not just Mbalula’s fault

Sport

OPINION: South Africa is not ready to host the Olympic Games

Elections 2026

Ramaphosa ‘offers to resign’ after ANC electoral disaster

Crime

‘He was one of our own’: UDM suspects political killing after councillor’s murder

News

In case you missed it: IEC on election results | Malesela Teffo prison video | Springboks game

Weather

Weather alert: Here’s what to expect across South Africa on Sunday

Elections 2026

‘We accepted it the last time’: MK party hints at possible court challenge over IEC results

Elections 2026

IEC races to conclude election results as two objections upheld

Politics

‘You wrote off uMkhonto weSizwe’, says Mpofu as party prepares for coalition negotiations

Elections 2026

Mbalula: We thought we would be totally wiped out in KZN

Elections 2026

Malema mocks Ndlozi for not voting: ‘It’s not normal’

Elections 2026

Malema on coalitions: If MK party asks ANC to ditch Ramaphosa, he must go

Weather

Weather warning: Why Gauteng’s thunderstorms could be hectic on Sunday

Coalitions: ANC ‘not desperate’ and doesn’t ‘need rescuing’

News

Correctional service pounces on ‘dancing prisoner Teffo’

Joburg’s coalition puzzle: Three scenarios that could shape its future [AUDIO]

The battle for eThekwini: MK party ‘won’t bother’ with party out to block them from power

News

It’s coalition time: Here’s what the major political parties are saying so far

MK party wants eThekwini votes quarantined over KZN IEC ‘system failures’

News

Will Unisa take action after council president’s arrest for alleged electoral intimidation?