NEWS RELATED TO Local/municipal elections

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

News

What the DA, ANC, EFF and MK party manifestos promise on healthcare in South Africa

Paris protests: What it could mean for SA

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

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

News

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

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

Opinion

South Africa needs to make politics boring again

‘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

News

Jacob Zuma discharged from hospital, MK party says he’s ‘healthy and jovial’

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

Politics

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

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

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

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

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

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

ANCYL demands accountability after deadly Katlehong shooting

Politics

ANC or SACP? Cosatu leadership battle reflects alliance tensions

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

Overhang risk could distort council balance after elections

‘Vote for both’: Cosatu stuck between ANC and SACP as two parties battle

Election on booze: What major political parties are saying about alcohol abuse and harm

Elections 2026: What the ANC, DA, EFF and MK party say on land

Opinion

Who really deserves a pass mark?

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

‘They have forgotten we exist’: Limpopo entrepreneurs frustrated ahead of November polls

Politics

‘The person who will kill the ANC is not born yet,’ says Mbalula

Election on crime: What major political parties are saying about policing and violence

Another ANC candidate seeks reinstatement

‘We’ll make space for your children’: Nomvula Mokonyane on illegal foreigners ‘getting RDPs’

Concerns over ANC ward candidate due to GBV record

Opinion

The DA’s choking curse

PODCAST: Joburg needs more than pothole politics, says Rise Mzansi mayoral candidate

Politics

New Limpopo mayor’s legitimacy questioned after SACP membership issues

Politics

Zuma’s possible absence could reshape SA’s political landscape

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Why can’t the ANC just bench drama queen Nomvula?

Much still needs fixing in KuGompo and Makana, Eastern Cape, ahead of 4 November elections

TikTok, IEC unveil Election Centre to tackle misinformation

Opinion

ANC’s internal squabbles dampen hopes

Sewage flows past homes and schools in Wesselton

Steenhuisen dismisses poll predicting MK Party majority in Durban

Chris Pappas: Apartheid is not coming back [VIDEO]

Coalition confusion: Voters need education on alliance phenomenon, expert says

News

Jacob Zuma gets clean bill of health after hospitalisation reports

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

This is why DON’T VOTE ANC, DA & EFF is trending in SA

Benoni electioneering gets dirty as councillor targeted in sticker campaign