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Local government elections: Two ballot papers in metros and three in local municipalities

IEC flags AI-generated Nelson Mandela video ahead of local government elections

Police tighten security ahead of local government elections

Courts

ANC denies owing Eltel R36m over 2019 election campaign

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

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

ANC fights to protect IEC funds from R40 million debt claim

Opinion

AI voice cloning threatens trust as elections approach

Politics

‘Why are we not talking about our fellow Europeans?’ – Duduzane Zuma questions anti-illegal immigration sentiment

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

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

Opinion

ConCourt win won’t save the ANC

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

ANC ruling sparks debate over precedent and voter rights

South Africa

Ramaphosa to meet Silicon Valley AI giants as South Africa eyes tech future

News

‘Nothing to celebrate, Mbaks’: ANC has nothing to crow about over court ruling

Politics

Ramaphosa ‘orders’ Mbalula to rest after dramatic collapse

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

Politics

ConCourt ruling has given Mbalula another shot at the ANC 2027 leadership race

Opinion

ConCourt ruling forces IEC into late election reset

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

News

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Politics

Will ConCourt judgment on ANC vs IEC open a can of worms before the elections?

Courts

ConCourt rules in favour of ANC’s ‘final button’ argument against IEC

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

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

MK party scraps rally ahead of elections as Zuma health concerns grow

Overhang risk could distort council balance after elections

ANC axes three Ekurhuleni councillors in pre-election crackdown, orders another to step aside

News

Should failing to click a button exclude the ANC? ConCourt hears candidate deadline arguments

Court overturns Mbalula’s decision to remove Andile Lungisa from ANC election candidate list

TikTok, IEC unveil Election Centre to tackle misinformation

PODCAST: Can South Africa trust its election results? IEC chief responds

IEC audits election results system ahead of local polls

ANC candidate list disputes deepen ahead of ConCourt showdown – report

Electoral Court questions Operation Dudula’s preparedness as party loses late candidate list bid

Icasa opens airwaves: PEB slots allocated as fierce 2026 local polls loom

News

Electoral Court rules that MK party’s 2024 election case is ‘flawed’

ActionSA defends its candidate list after DA’s legal ‘stunt’

Freedom Front Plus to sit at top of ballot on election day – Here’s why

IEC promises glitch-free elections with faster queues

‘They don’t want fair competition’: DA takes parties to Electoral Court over candidate lists

Politics

‘The weakest link’: Mbalula under pressure as candidate list crisis puts political ambitions under scrutiny

ANC faces race against time to save 181 election candidates

Opinion

Electoral Court teaches ANC that a deadline is a deadline

News

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

Politics

UPDATE: Electoral Court rules on ANC candidate list battle with IEC

Ramaphosa declares 4 November 2026 a public holiday for local elections

Opinion

When parties bungle lists, voters lose choice before ballots

Opinion

ANC sinks to new depths

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

IEC vows strict implementation of fake news code

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

Mbalula under fire as ANC candidate list blunder sparks internal backlash

‘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

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

Opinion

If ANC can’t meet IEC deadline, how will it meet voter expectations?

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

Politics

Councillor candidate submissions: IEC says technical ‘glitches’ could have been on the ANC’s side

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

News

ANC risks being locked out of municipal races as IEC stands firm on deadline

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

News

Good party hit with fine over undeclared election campaign material donation

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

South Africa

SABC needs millions to provide fair coverage of elections

News

IEC locks down local government election schedule