NEWS RELATED TO Local/municipal elections

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

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

News

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

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

Royal recruits give UDM major boost in Eastern Cape

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

Cartoon of the day: 31 August 2026

Politics

Cosatu tries to save alliance as ANC and SACP trade blows

‘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

News

DA accuses ANC of trying to use EPWP funding to drum up support before elections

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

Opinion

Ramokgopa’s free electricity proposal looks more like election politics

News

Good party hit with fine over undeclared election campaign material donation

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

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

Politics

Dlamini‑Zuma apologises to Lamola in ANC vote‑buying allegations storm

News

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

Politics

Ex‑FF Plus caucus leader Grandi Theunissen defects to DA

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

UDF denies plans to contest November local government elections

Opinion

Cartoon of the day: 25 August 2026

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 warns poor‑performing ANC mayors will not be protected

Politics

‘We will not run away from the reality that confronts our people’: Ramaphosa says the ANC realizes its ‘shortcomings,’ as he asks for votes

‘Not even the IFP can stop me’: Malema on no-go areas in KwaZulu-Natal

Lesufi admits Gauteng government failed to properly manage immigration and demand

Smallanyana skeletons in the cupboard? ANC mayoral candidates ‘still not fully vetted’

ANC postpones decision on mayoral candidates

Activist Tumi Sole’s political U-turn may not see him ‘return to the EFF’

Eskom paid, now what about Pikitup mess, Mr mayor?

Business

Business wants to help City of Joburg, but after the elections

News

Chikane pulls out of Joburg mayoral candidate race, say sources

Politics

‘Innocent until found guilty’: Will DA fire its councillor in the City of Ekurhuleni?

Opinion

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: No SADC, Ramaphosa and the ANC is what has ‘befallen us as a country’

Politics

Tshwane mayor refuses to be intimidated by false claims before polls

News

DA slams ANC over parody of Tania Campbell and Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate (VIDEO)

Living in Joburg: Paper shortages, phone lines down and now your roads ‘can’t be fixed’

ANC and SACP vie for Popcru’s support

Politics

Al Jama-ah: Zille wants to ‘finish the job’ and sabotage Joburg

PODCAST: Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma defends March and March movement amid ‘xenophobia’ criticism

News

Duduzane Zuma says MK party will not tolerate ‘incompetence’ amid questions over his experience

‘We feel forgotten’: Bolobedu residents gatvol ahead of local government polls

‘Correct us in our transgressions’: Mbalula asks church to give ANC blessings and prayers ahead of polls

WATCH: Zuma calls Ramaphosa a ‘crook’ on MK party campaign trail

Election on health: Kimberley mortuary project standing idle as state facility overflows [Video & Pics]

News

Will government act against ANC council over outdated Merafong waste plan?

Politics

DA to blame for Joburg’s collapse, says ANC as it asks for another chance

South Africa

SABC needs millions to provide fair coverage of elections

Podcasts

PODCAST: ‘Is the problem us?’: EFF’s Moshe Koma on illegal immigration

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)