152 South Africans are heading into Wednesday’s local government elections with a growing appetite for political change, but the record number of candidates could leave municipalities even more fragmented and vulnerable to…
Category: Politics
'Coalition galore' looms for KZN councils, says expert
153A UKZN governance expert says no party is likely to win outright in eThekwini and several other big KwaZulu-Natal municipalities.
ACDP cries foul as election posters vanish in Bryanston, warns of criminal sabotage
182 The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) in Johannesburg has accused unknown perpetrators of sabotaging its election campaign after its posters were stripped from lamp-posts in Bryanston just days after going up,…
2.6m special votes put IEC’s credibility to the test
178 The record number of special votes being cast this week leaves the IEC with a longer chain of custody and more room for human error, a governance expert has warned. Dr…
IEC says first day of special voting back on track after Cape Town ballot delays
206 Electoral Commission Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo says the Commission is satisfied with how the first day of special voting concluded on Monday, despite ballot paper delays that left voting stations…
Mamelodi voters put trust in ANC as they hope for better services
177 Voters at a voting station in SNS Mamelodi on Monday expressed confidence in the African National Congress (ANC), citing improvements in local infrastructure while calling for further progress in water and…
What you need to know before you vote: IEC issues final checklist ahead of election day
217 The Electoral Commission of South Africa has issued a final call for voters to get their documents in order and check where they must vote, warning that failure to do so…
Ramaphosa vows to hold ANC councillors accountable within 100 days
132 ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed that newly elected ANC councillors and mayors will be expected to demonstrate improved performance and accountability within their first 100 days in office if the…
‘Ignore the minister’: Premier accused of defying hospital rescue plan
156 A provincial premier allegedly told Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to ignore his instructions on how to spend billions allocated to fix hospitals. He did not mention the name of the Premier….
No child has cervical cancer, Motsoaledi tells DA MP
142 Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has corrected a DA MP who told Parliament that girls aged nine to 15 were dealing with cervical cancer. No case has ever been recorded in that…