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‘No political persuasion, solicitation, or intimidation’ – Natjoints warns for election day

News

In case you missed it: Voter arrested over ballot pic | Petrol goes down by one cent | Makhadzi stranded in Botswana

Elections 2026

Over 1.4 million voters cast ballots early as IEC pledges readiness for election day

Elections 2026

KZN holds its breath ahead of local government elections voting

Weather

Election Day weather: Yellow level 4 and 2 storms expected in KZN, Mpumalanga and Limpopo

Courts

Equality Court dismisses woman’s bid over department’s handling of sexual harassment complaint

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Elections 2026 Election material storage facilities raided as IEC issues misinformation warning

Elections 2026 Morero on who calls the coalition shots and being ‘Johannesburg’s last ANC mayor’

Motoring Petrol is going down… by one cent

South Africa South Africa’s Agoa exit was ‘predictable and preventable’, US Ambassador Bozell says

Elections 2026 Johannesburg suffering service delivery crisis in week of election

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Crime

DA candidate’s daughter injured as home set alight with petrol in Kariega

ANC members lose Electoral Court battle to overturn Eastern Cape candidate lists

Election material storage facilities raided as IEC issues misinformation warning

World

Americans vote in midterms set to upend Trump presidency

World

Italy holds security talks after European freezer cyberattacks

Election fraud bid foiled as two women arrested for impersonating IEC officials

Elections 2026

Voter arrested after posting photo of marked ballot paper online; police hunt second suspect

Elections 2026

Pre-election violence escalates in KZN as police investigate ‘political’ murders

Elections 2026

Morero on who calls the coalition shots and being ‘Johannesburg’s last ANC mayor’

Elections 2026

Nominated without consent: EFF can’t force ex-member to contest elections, Electoral Court rules

Elections 2026

IEC official relieved of her duties after viral special vote campaigning scandal

News

Bronkhorstspruit water remains unsafe to drink despite rehabilitation progress

Elections 2026

Mkhwanazi’s election warning to police: ‘You are not politicians’

Tech and Science

Phosa warns AI must never replace human judgment in pursuit of justice

Elections 2026

Make your mark and treat yourself: Freebies for voters in 2026 local government elections

News

These municipalities could face ’emergency’ Rand Water shutdown on eve of elections

Elections 2026

Elections 2026: We’ve heard their manifestos, now it’s time for them to hear ours

Elections 2026

Posters torn, T-shirts torched: Arrests mar special votes

News

An election ‘week of calm’: Western Cape Taxi Associations agree to ceasefire

Lebo M hosts a political discussion today, just in time for elections

Crime

Life-saving dialysis equipment targeted in corruption plot, Hawks secure conviction

Cricket

OPINION: Proteas coach Conrad and his assistants deserve credit for Test team’s success

Opinion

Your vote matters: South Africa cannot afford electoral apathy

‘Vote for change to save cities’: Party leaders warn of rising voter apathy

Tragedy mars first special voting day as IEC official dies and another injured

Not sure what to do at the voting station and beyond? Here’s a beginner’s guide to elections