2026 LGE Elections
Judgment due in ANC-IEC dispute
Judgment expected in the ANC’s challenge against the IEC over 181 councillor candidates
16 Sep 202610:13 SAST
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Ramaphosa says govt will rebuild homes damaged in 2022 floods
On Friday, Ramaphosa embarked on an ANC campaign trail in KwaZulu-Natal.
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McKenzie to deliver keynote address at PA manifesto launch in FS
PA is expected to outline its vision for local government as it gears up for the November elections
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PA supporters hail party as ‘last hope’ for future generations
The party leader Gayton McKenzie is expected to deliver the keynote address
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Government prepares interim framework as Coalition Bill faces delays
The Coalition Bill was formerly tabled in Parliament in August
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2026 LGE Elections
Court to deliver judgment in ANC-IEC candidate submission case
The ANC says it experienced difficulties in submitting its list of candidates.
16 Sep 202608:24 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
ActionSA cleaned up Tshwane once the DA left: Dereleen James
She made the comments during the SABC’s Cape Town Mayoral debate.
15 Sep 202621:11 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
DA reversing Cape Town spatial apartheid legacy: Hill-Lewis
Spatial apartheid is the intentional design of cities and towns to keep groups separated.
15 Sep 202620:58 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
Operators struggled with submit button for candidate lists: ANC
At least 181 ANC candidate names were not captured and uploaded on the IEC system.
15 Sep 202619:09 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
ANC, IEC candidate list issue heads to Electoral Court on Tuesday
Mbalula said their case is not an attack on the electoral body but a matter of law.
14 Sep 202621:20 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
Zungula announced as ATM’s mayoral candidate for Joburg
He’s told party members he is willing to relinquish his Parliamentary post to be mayor
14 Sep 202616:46 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
SACP to contest for LGE in 402 wards in North West
The South African Communist Party is contesting elections independently
13 Sep 202619:09 SAST
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Mantashe calls for calm amid ANC candidate list debacle
The party has attributed the list debacle to a technical glitch affecting six municipalities.
13 Sep 202619:02 SAST
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‘Kimberley’s diamonds built wealth, but not for its people’: Malema
Malema says the province’s diamonds, manganese and other minerals should belong to the people.
13 Sep 202609:51 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
MKP members still have faith in party despite list allegations
Scores of MKP supporters gathered at King Dinizulu Park in Durban.
11 Sep 202619:53 SAST
2026 LGE Elections
New Barberton party unveils mayoral candidate for City of Mbombela
The party announced Ayanda Magagula as mayoral candidate for the City of Mbombela in Mpumalanga
11 Sep 202616:02 SAST