Elections 2026

Tempers flare in NW, as voting stations are 5 hours late in opening

Voters having a hard time finding ActionSA on their ballots

Ramaphosa: ANC will ‘do the best’ to deal with ‘difficult and complex’ problems

‘No one deserves our votes’ – Why some are boycotting the polls

Election day weather: Stormy and sunshine – and not just the politics

‘Stop the elections!’ – Change party up in arms over wrong name on ballot

Election fraud to be dealt with severely, says Steenhuisen

2021 Local Elections: Here are the IEC lists of candidates

Elections 2021: Don’t forget your pen and umbrella

Last-minute popularity surge for Steenhuisen, online sentiment shows

Police ready for ‘any eventuality’ as local elections kick off

Elections 2021: Independent candidates good for democracy, but ‘not a solution’

Where do I vote? What time do stations close? Your election FAQs answered

Elections 2021: ‘Gripes may be taken to the streets, not ballot box’

Elections 2021: Some existing political parties will be in the firing line

Images of thin, sickly-looking BLF leader Andile Mngxitama shock SA

Elections 2021: Voters not allowed to take photos of marked ballot papers

Elections 2021: Special voting closes as police launches probe into rigging

Elections 2021: Ramaphosa to brave hostile Soweto to cast vote

ELECTION LIVE BLOG: Special votes day two comes to an end

DA councilor accused of rape still on voting ballot for tomorrow’s elections

Police presence ramped up as hotspot voting stations increase from 9 to 15

Elections 2021: Ramaphosa shuts down possibility of ANC entering any coalition

Elections 2021: Some voting stations experience service delivery protests

Elections 2021: IEC highly satisfied with start of special voting

Elections 2021: Why a great deal hangs on the outcome

Elections 2021: It’s no longer a race between the big three

Watch: Sangomas say spirits predict bad day at polls for ANC, success for DA, IFP

Election 2021: DA and ActionSA go to twar on eve of polls

Opinion

Here’s how to weaponise your vote for the good of your community

Malema says ANC plans to use load shedding as cover to rig elections

Elections 2021: Get ready for more coalitions as citizens scatter their votes

Without economic growth, ANC’s election promises will ring hollow, warns Mbeki

Political parties urged to be cautious in last push before election day

Cast your vote and get your vaccine in one day

Deployment of soldiers for elections is not unusual, says expert

AIC mayoral candidate wants to grow economy through cooperatives

These are the main political parties in SA’s 2021 local government elections

A day in the life of a politician on election day

Need an ID for elections? Home Affairs to extend operating hours

‘Broken Joburg can be fixed,’ says DA mayoral candidate

Parties ramp up the tempo in a final dash for votes

Only a third of voters expected to turn up on Monday, research shows

Revolution happening at local government level as elections loom

Municipal election results to be announced three days after voting day, says IEC

Phalatse vows to cut off power to e-toll gantries if she becomes Joburg mayor

Three terrible local election campaigns

‘It was a setup’: Zille backtracks on DA-ANC coalition statement

Institute of Directors SA urges voters to ‘turn out in their numbers’ on election day

ANC’s electoral fortunes may hinge on women’s faith in Ramaphosa – study

Ward 118 independent candidate wants to enforce bylaws and ensure better services

EXPLAINER: How are local elections conducted in South Africa?

Government ‘confident’ all security measures in place to ensure free, fair elections

King Dalindyebo urges subjects to vote for EFF to ‘teach the ANC a lesson’

Ramaphosa: Without accountability, trust in government is broken

Rev Chris Mathebula: Aiming to take power back to the people

Elections 2021: SA’s voters sentenced to death by yawning

‘ANC is f***ing up’ SA, but EFF, PA no better, says Joburg mayoral candidate

WATCH LIVE: DA holds final rally before local elections

Meshoe’s ACPD wants to close the tap of fraud and corruption after elections

‘Vote for small party if you want Change’

ANC using social grants to ‘blackmail poor people’ to vote for them, claims Zille

IEC called to order: Not voting doesn’t take away your right to complain

Soldiers could be deployed to assist police on voting day, says Bheki Cele

EFF welcomes ruling on poster battle, slams DA-led Cape Town’s ‘draconian’ by-laws

Why cops can’t stop Covid-19 election super spreaders

Bloem residents have Ramaphosa ANC campaign visit to thank for ‘fixed’ potholes

Malema reiterates support for land grabs while campaigning in the Free State

ActionSA answers five questions about what makes them ActionSA

Steenhuisen vows he’d rather be in opposition than rule with EFF

WATCH: Dancing Steenhuisen dubs himself ‘John Vuli Gate’

Avoiding jeers in township of his birth, Cyril cheered in Ace’s ‘stronghold’

WATCH: Malema pleases the crowd by dancing with Fifi Cooper and co

Malema promises electricity and houses, implies the ANC doesn’t care for its people

Bad week at DA office for Mazzone as party sentiment takes a dip