The ANC will oppose the DA’s bid to intervene in its Electoral Court challenge over disputed candidate nominations ahead of the November local elections.
The IEC will strictly implement its new Electoral Code of Conduct Countering Disinformation and use Real411 for reports ahead of the 4 November local government elections.
President Cyril Ramaphosa declared Wednesday, November 4, 2026, a national public holiday to coincide with the local government elections, the government gazette shows.
The ANC has filed papers in the Electoral Court after the IEC excluded nominations not formally submitted by the August 28 deadline; 2,274 candidates were affected.
The IEC's new Disinformation Code requires parties and candidates to retract and correct false election information within 36 hours and labels AI‑generated content.
The ANC has filed papers in the Electoral Court seeking clarity on whether electronic candidate entries were 'submitted' before the deadline after the IEC rejected some...
The ANC says stringent vetting and a batch being excluded by the IEC’s system caused its late councillor candidate submissions; the IEC says it will not...
The IEC says it will not reopen nominations after 2,274 candidates failed to submit lists by the deadline. Final candidate list due 16 September.
Analyst says ANC's failure to submit full candidate lists on time shows organisational crisis. IEC says deadline stands; ANC cites technical system issues, The Citizen reports.
The IEC says no party will get extra time to submit 2026 municipal candidate lists after the ANC said a technical glitch prevented timely capture of...