Elections 2026

Identity politics threatens constitutional vision of non-racial society

Election 2026: Can the IEC’s results system withstand another high-stakes poll?

MK party faces battle for outright majority in eThekwini

Mashaba plans to fight crime and corruption in Joburg return

Ramaphosa heads to KZN for ANC’s final push ahead of elections

Councillor nabbed with unlicensed firearm in KZN

Here’s how many spoilt ballots were previously cast and how they could have mattered

Tackling South Africa’s job crisis: What the major political parties are promising

WATCH: Children as young as 5 drinking drain water as residents risk falling sick in eMalahleni

ANC Veterans League: Don’t vote ANC because of its struggle legacy

Pigs, promises and the ballot box: Africa’s ‘Animal Farm’ reality

ANC fights to protect IEC funds from R40 million debt claim

Bronkhorstspruit water crisis shows why local government elections matter

Finances, corruption, repairs: Helen Zille on her plans to turn Joburg around

PICS: ‘Protesters’ damage UJ property amid exams, EFF says it is an attempt to discredit them

Ramaphosa takes credit for Madlanga commission, says ANC did not betray SA

Father killed in scuffle for water as family vows to vote for ‘the ANC of Mandela’

ANC issues urgent warning over fake ‘free R300’ election scam

Mbalula blasts DA for calling Western Cape residents ‘refugees’, warns ANC collapse would harm SA [VIDEO]

Opinion

One-horse party poopers

Opposition claims ANC is using council jobs to ‘buy votes’ in Ekurhuleni

This is why South Africans should still trust the ANC, according to Ramaphosa

MK party expresses ‘distrust’ in IEC after candidate list alteration request denied

DA targets Ekurhuleni majority in make-or-break municipal election

DA election campaign posters removed from Free State streets as police investigate theft case

Electoral Court says independent candidate ‘left things to the last minute’ after IEC disqualification

Here’s how MK party’s latest leadership change could affect them at the polls

Opinion

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Not delivering service, only harm

Opinion

No water, no life: Water woes could cost parties votes in local elections

Politicians ‘coin it’ in Mafube, while residents struggle with the basics

Blue lights to keep your lights on: When service delivery only happens under security escort

ANC at war with itself: Mbalula refuses to tell Joburg who the party plans to put forward as mayor

Opinion

Is Magashule the right card to lead Free State again?

Opinion

Voters want solutions, not stunts and township culture symbols

‘Most can’t read’, how can they lead?: Concern over KZN councillors

Local elections: What parties say they will do about GBV

Paris protests: What it could mean for SA

The ANC will raise your child for you: Ramaphosa speaks about his party’s successes

Politics

PODCAST: ‘There is a demand for Ace to return and lead Free State’

Opinion

ConCourt win won’t save the ANC

Zille warns Joburg voters: Split opposition vote could keep ANC in power [WATCH]

Business

‘Bugger the electorate’: Godongwana’s MTBPS under scrutiny

DA welcomes defectors from FF+ and PA as it pushes for outright majority

IEC receives over 700 election misinformation complaints, enlists Google, Meta and TikTok ahead of November vote

Opinion

Local elections: Coalitions are here to stay

ANC ruling sparks debate over precedent and voter rights

‘Revolting’ or riding to an election victory? Shilowa not impressed by Zille’s Gusheshe stunt

Local elections: Lack of services and jobs will see parties lose votes

‘Apartheid still exists’ in Western Cape, Ramaphosa says as ANC eyes election victory [VIDEO]

Ramaphosa urges Muslim voters to help shape South Africa’s future

Limpopo roads blitz an election gimmick? MEC Rachoene says no

Election day warning: Extreme heat could affect millions of SA voters

‘Joburg needs own Madlanga moment,’ Zille says as she vows corruption crackdown [VIDEO]

‘We are in this game to win’: Ramaphosa confident ANC can grow support in Western Cape

Are votes for smaller parties a waste, or are the upstarts ‘challenging the established order’?

WATCH: Poop goes punk over Ekurhuleni sewage crisis

Memes vs municipalities: Is social media actually driving SA’s youth to the polls?

Crossing stinky sewage on the way to school, no power at home: The struggles of Thaba Chweu

Opinion

Vote with your memory, not anger as elections approach

War of the election posters: Are parties conning voters?

Political campaigns: Visibility does not guarantee voter support

Opinion

ConCourt ruling forces IEC into late election reset

MK party cries foul over ANC’s 181-candidate court victory, threatens legal action

Emotional Mbalula questions DA’s place in GNU as he celebrates ConCourt ruling

Here’s how November’s elections will impact your Sassa social grant payments

PA demands answers over ‘Tik for votes’ claim

Free schooling, jailing parents, and testing teachers: What SA’s biggest parties are saying about education

Raw sewage flows on the streets of Welkom as sports ground floods [VIDEO]

IEC faces high cost of reprinting 66% of 79 million ballots if ConCourt rules in ANC’s favour

WATCH: Helen Zille emerges from spinning car in Joburg election stunt

Eskom issues ‘shocking’ warning to political parties ahead of elections

PODCAST: ANC defends North West record amid municipal service delivery challenges

Elections on business and property: How the vote can shape Joburg and Cape Town

Water crisis: What the ANC, DA, EFF and MK party promise ahead of the 4 November local elections

ANCYL demands accountability after deadly Katlehong shooting