139 The election is over, the fighting must stop, and the coalitions must begin — that was the blunt message from DA Federal Leader Geordin Hill-Lewis at the national Results Operations Centre…
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Zuma-Sambudla to face continued prosecution after court ruling
165 Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s attempt to have the criminal charges against her withdrawn has failed after the Durban High Court dismissed her Section 174 application on Friday. The ruling means the prosecution can…
Beaumont confirms ActionSA is talking to ANC, dodges question on two-metro offer
198 ActionSA has become the party every major player needs, and after outperforming expectations in the 2026 local government elections, its national chairperson Michael Beaumont has confirmed the party is already negotiating…
Coalition Scramble Begins As ANC Faces Life Without A Majority In The Metros
161 Counting continues, but coalition negotiations are already gathering pace, with early results pointing to shared governance in South Africa’s biggest cities. No party is set to govern Johannesburg or Tshwane on…
IEC defends voters’ roll and counting process as complaints mount
223 The Electoral Commission has moved to defend both its voters’ roll and its handling of Election Day, as more than 800 complaints were lodged by political parties and questions were raised…
Goodwood prison has zero drug dogs as contraband scandal deepens
210 Goodwood prison in Cape Town still has no drug-sniffing dogs. Correctional Services sent four narcotics dogs to Grootvlei prison instead. Goodwood remains without a single one. The failure came under scrutiny…
Mashaba claims 54 ANC wards in Gauteng metros
177 ActionSA says it has taken 54 wards from the ANC in Gauteng’s three metros, including every ward in Tembisa. Party leader Herman Mashaba made the claim at ActionSA’s results briefing on…
Mokonyane refuses to bury ANC as voters deliver crushing verdict
194 ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane says her party is “yet to be condemned”, even as early results show its support at its lowest in a municipal election. Asked at Thursday’s results…
Zille ahead in Joburg votes, but ANC could still block her from mayor’s office
230 Johannesburg has not yet delivered a final result. But the projections are already telling a brutal story: the DA is on course to win the city in votes, and the ANC…
SACP leaves ANC begging as communists refuse to rush into coalition
169 The ANC went looking for a familiar friend on Thursday. The SACP left it standing in the cold. Hours after ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane named the communists as a party…