At a Riverside Park launch, Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled a six-point ANC local government manifesto and warned mayors who fail to perform will be removed.
MK Party deputy president Duduzane Zuma says he is focused on building the party, long-term economic development and free, fair elections not succeeding his father.
The IEC has proclaimed local government elections for 4 November 2026, published a tight timetable and closed the voters' roll as nominations open.
IEC says South Africa's voters roll has passed 29 million after a weekend registration drive that added 291,806 first-time voters, nearly half under 29.
At a weekend rally in Emalahleni, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned future ANC councillors against stealing from government and addressed corruption in the police.
The IEC opens a final voter registration weekend on 1–2 August. Here's who can register, what ID is accepted, where to register and how to check...
South Africa’s eight metropolitan municipalities all failed to achieve clean audits for 2024-25, Auditor‑General Tsakani Maluleke warned, in a report she described as a warning to...
Former president Jacob Zuma’s MK party has returned to court, arguing that a two-hour blackout of the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) live results dashboard...
Smaller, community-formed political parties can influence local government, but only if they develop the capacity to govern, says a university researcher reacting to a new Merafong-based...
The Electoral Commission (IEC) has warned political parties, prospective candidates and their supporters not to use the Commission’s name, logo or other branding in election campaign...