NEWS RELATED TO Local/municipal elections

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)

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

Courts

Zuma’s MK party drags IEC to court over 2024 election blackout

Politics

Yengeni says Zuma is ‘alive and walking’, calls for ‘birthday majority’ for Nxamalala [VIDEO]

Politics

‘Delusional’: MK party, analysts say ANC can’t win majority in KZN

Politics

MK party bolsters election machinery with senior leaders in Mpumalanga and North West

News

DA, RISE Mzansi account for nearly 90% of donations declared to IEC

Opinion

Emfuleni by-election is a sign that people no longer trust the ANC