Elections 2026

Politics

Analysts split on DA’s private sector-assisted municipal recovery plan

News

IEC locks down local government election schedule

Politics

DA wants private companies to fix municipal services

News

KZN premier reveals 18 councillors have been assassinated in province in past 5 years

Politics

ActionSA welcomes 200 ex-ANC members as local elections heat up

DA to shift from ‘what’ to ‘how’ at local government election manifesto launch

Podcasts

Podcast: ATM’s Zungula on illegal immigration and the party’s plan for local elections

Politics

The young KZN mayor turning things around, as northern towns battle daily (VIDEO)

Business

Local elections are crucial to rescuing South Africa’s municipalities

Voters roll swells to over 29 million after youth-led registration drive

IEC adds 291 000 new voters as roll surpasses 29 million

WATCH: What happens after you register to vote? The next steps before election day

South Africa

‘Those who steal from government, be warned:’ Ramaphosa tells ANC councillors

News

‘I am the president’, Ramaphosa tells woman during heated confrontation in North West

South Africa

Zille slams Joburg’s scandalous service failures as IEC rallies voters

Business

Unemployed? IEC is hiring more than 600 people for local elections

Politics

‘We dare not fail you’: Ramathuba insists ANC still honouring Madiba’s legacy

Politics

Here are the EFF’s 2026 mayoral candidates for the eight metropolitan municipalities

Politics

ANC members allege poll list cheating in North West

IEC proposes tough new rules to curb election disinformation

Politics

MK party slams R336k private security claims as ‘false and malicious’

News

Neglected by those we pay: One Joburg suburb is taking service delivery into their own hands

News

Civic groups demand urgent election reform before 2029

South Africa

From Soweto ’76 to 2026: ‘You cannot change the leadership if you are not on the voters’ roll’

Auditor‑general sounds election alarm as all metros fail audit

Politics

Youth voter registrations surge but turnout doubts remain

IEC records strong youth turnout during registration weekend

Politics

MK party money problems? Here’s how Zuma plans on getting votes

South Africa

IEC probes ID scandal amid 2026 voter registration drive [VIDEO]

Opinion

Why ideology doesn’t matter in this year’s election

IEC says KZN has most new voter registrations

South Africa

WATCH: Preparing to register to vote? Here are 7 big questions answered

No clear winners in 2026 local government elections

Election buzz builds as candidate numbers surge

IEC issues important reminder affecting how you will vote this election

Are we ready for the upcoming local government polls?

DA claims two wards from ANC in Western Cape by-elections

How will changes to political party funding affect 2026 local government elections?

By-elections: ANC gains seat in Mpumalanga, IFP holds strong in KZN

Is e-voting coming to the next municipal elections? IEC responds

Road to 2026 local government elections: IEC registers 13 new political parties since last month

IEC warning: These rising threats could endanger future elections in South Africa

‘Can you imagine our system being hacked’: MPs sceptical of IEC’s e-voting proposal

A fight for survival: Next political moves will be crucial ahead of 2026 elections

‘Early Christmas present’ for ANC

ANC clinches victory in Thabazimbi by-elections, but hung council remains

Political donations: Home Affairs committee to discuss party funding thresholds in parliament

Politics

WATCH: Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla sworn in as MP

Politics

Fight for jobs: ‘DA is blackmailing the ANC’ says Holomisa

Politics

‘We insist on RDP houses in Orania’ − Malema

Politics

Who could be the new mayor of Joburg? ‘We could see changes anywhere the EFF is involved’

Opinion

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Beware! Inequality will ruin GNU’s marriage of convenience

Ramaphosa: Don’t be afraid of the GNU

Politics

WATCH: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inauguration

LIVE UPDATES: Police visibility heightened as heads of state arrive ahead of inauguration

‘They didn’t want to be sworn in by Zondo’ − Gardee on MK party joining parliament

When they work with the DA it’s progressive, when we do we are sell-outs: Mbalula slams EFF

MK party heads to Electoral Court to challenge election results

WATCH: ANC’s Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane elected new NCOP chairperson

LIVE UPDATES: Outgoing Mpumalanga premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane elected chairperson of NCOP

‘You mentioned 9 wasted years, we should add your last five to it’: Ramaphosa slammed in victory

Ramaphosa re-elected as president

DA’s Annelie Lotriet elected deputy speaker of the National Assembly

‘Ramaphosa will be president’: Steenhuisen confirms ANC deal

Opinion

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: The ANC and others are about to learn that ‘after school is after school’

LIVE UPDATES: History will judge the ANC and DA harshly- Malema

Mbalula: There is nothing we beg from the EFF

‘Give us the Speaker position’: Inside Malema’s chat with Ramaphosa

MK party slams ‘conglomerate of rejects’ as NFP leaves them out in the cold in KZN

ANC confident NFP will get them over the line in KZN

LIVE UPDATES: ANC meets with 17 parties, but not ActionSA

Inside coalition talks: ‘History will judge us for not putting aside our egos and grudges’

‘SA needs me’: Gayton McKenzie wants to be police minister

Mace positions and a president: What to expect from the first sitting of parliament on Friday

R500 fine: Joburg cracks down on election posters