Elections 2026

Here’s how many more candidates are on the IEC ballot in 2026 despite ANC’s missing submissions

PODCAST: Solly Mkhize says there are no secrets in the Patriotic Alliance

Ramaphosa declares 4 November 2026 a public holiday for local elections

Opinion

When parties bungle lists, voters lose choice before ballots

ANC denies conflict with Chikane, confirms Lungisa mayoral candidate legal battle

Mbalula hits back at Andile Lungisa’s court challenge as ANC battles candidate-list fallout

Quit the political mudslinging

‘Stop these murders’: KZN police tells parties to ‘compete without violence’ amid political killings

Elections on water: Another ‘decade of decline’ in Limpopo as water access tightens

‘Respond to their insults on the ballot’: EFF criticises Majodina’s treatment of man with a disability

Ghost of tribalism returns to haunt the ANC’s biggest region in Limpopo

‘Next week we are going to remove you’: Mbalula hits back at disgruntled councillors

Opinion

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Broke and broken local governments shouldn’t be given more power

Opinion

When the kitchen gets hot the ANC starts swearing

Zuma disbands top task team again, removes mayoral candidate amid MK Party election candidate list fiasco

Afrika Mayibuye mayoral candidate apologises after TV blunder

Inside the former killing fields of KZN

Opinion

Mmusi Maimane’s lifeline is local

Activists call out political parties for excluding disabled people

IEC vows strict implementation of fake news code

PODCAST: Zille vows to put Johannesburg on a path to recovery

Inaccurate and unverified ID numbers found on ANC election candidate lists

Opinion

Mbalula must just own up about missing IEC deadline

ANC to provide update on IEC court challenge amid candidate list glitch

WATCH: ‘We’re not buying votes,’ ANC’s Mantashe says after RDP housing backlash

Malema wants social grants to start at R4 500, promises allowance for unemployed graduates

Shivambu promises to wipe off Soweto electricity debt, refuses to reveal mayoral candidate for City of Joburg

Mbalula under fire as ANC candidate list blunder sparks internal backlash

‘No water, no vote,’ say Limpopo residents

ANC says Ipsos poll shows Joburg residents still have confidence in the party

‘The IEC is the ANC in reverse’: Malema says ground forces must protect EFF votes

WATCH: ‘When it rains, ANC does well’: Ramaphosa defiant amid candidate list crisis

‘We have seen this movie before’: MK party’s warning to the IEC on candidate submissions

‘Political differences must never be settled through violence’: Another IFP councillor candidate dies in KZN

Opinion

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Are we being too hard on our councillors?

PODCAST: Mashaba promises to revive Johannesburg if ActionSA wins power

Here’s why the ANC says it submitted its councillor candidates to the IEC late

No mercy from IEC as hundreds of election candidates miss nomination deadline

Record 142 072 candidates to contest 2026 local elections, IEC says: Here’s the full breakdown

ANC candidate list moemish a sign of a collapsing party, says analyst

PODCAST: IFP’s mayoral candidate wants government to help more people buy a home in Joburg

Opinion

How many chances can ANC get before enough is enough?

Fight for Tshwane heats up with new mayoral hopefuls and fresh attacks

Zuma’s expulsion spree could cost MK Party at upcoming polls

‘Exercise restraint, tolerance and respect’: Hlabisa condemns political attack on IFP volunteers in KZN

‘Nothing is working’- Can anything save these Northern Cape municipalities?

Royal recruits give UDM major boost in Eastern Cape

Celebs And Viral

‘I’m a servant’: Uzalo star Jimmy Magubane announced as ATM councillor candidate

ActionSA open case against senior ANC leader, says Tshwane mayor won’t publish financials

‘The ANC must stop talking sh*t’: Zille says DA will not take away social grants

Cartoon of the day: 31 August 2026

‘There will always be mishaps’ – Ramaphosa hopes Morero will be forgiven for swearing at resident

PAC president warns Joburg’s residents not to vote for Zille

ANC wants two councillors removed in Cape Town after they defected to other parties

MK party names Bongani Baloyi as Joburg mayoral candidate ahead of polls

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: The ANC is no longer just a vehicle for looting; it is itself being burgled

South Africa

DA rakes in R104m as IEC probes ANC’s funding compliance

ANC races to meet IEC deadline amid Eastern Cape candidate list disputes

Nelson Mandela Bay’s service delivery collapse: Odendaal details streetlights, sewage and infrastructure failures

Opinion

Ramokgopa’s free electricity proposal looks more like election politics

Another dispute over an ANC candidate list ahead of local elections

Will the promise of free basic electricity secure votes and is it even a viable solution?

Parliament hears of elders forced to defecate in plastic packets, as water crisis persists ahead of polls

Politics

ANC faces fresh court threat over Buffalo City councillor nominations

Opinion

Winning Joburg votes may not mean winning city hall for DA

Politics

DA welcomes ex-FF Plus caucus leader Grandi Theunissen

PODCAST: ANCYL president Collen Malatji on the future of the ANC

News

Orange River water quality at risk due to ‘leaking sewerage’ [PICS]

‘Electionitis’: DA Ekurhuleni caucus torn by factional battles ahead of elections

UDF denies plans to contest November local government elections

Opinion

DA also plays dirty political tricks

Here’s why councillors chosen in this year’s elections won’t have their lifestyle audited

Will the IEC be able to prevent the spread of disinformation ahead of local elections?

Opinion

Cyril tallies up another fail

Ramaphosa pleads for the ANC to be given another chance