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ANC councillors take candidate-list disputes to court ahead of local elections

Pretoria – African National Congress (ANC) councillors are challenging disputed candidate nominations in several municipalities, raising fresh concerns about... Read more

4 hours ago

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Court rules ANC unlawfully removed Andile Lungisa from election candidate list

Johannesburg – The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that the ANC acted unlawfully and unconstitutionally when it removed Andile... Read more

9 Oct

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‘Flawed’: Court rejects MK Party bid over 2024 election results

Johannesburg – The Electoral Court has dismissed the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s application to set aside the results of... Read more

26 Sep

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ANC loses court bid to put 181 excluded candidates on local election ballot

Johannesburg – The ANC has lost its Electoral Court challenge against the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) over... Read more

16 Sep

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Zuma shakes up MK Party, axes task team and eThekwini mayoral candidate

Durban – The MK Party’s election preparations have been thrown into fresh turmoil after Jacob Zuma dissolved the party’s... Read more

10 Sep

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It’s official: South Africa gets an extra public holiday in November

Johannesburg – President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared 4 November 2026 a public holiday to allow South Africans to vote... Read more

9 Sep

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ANC takes IEC to court over candidates ‘locked out’ by election system

Johannesburg – The African National Congress has approached the Electoral Court in a bid to overturn the Electoral Commission... Read more

8 Sep

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‘Rules must apply equally’: MK Party takes aim at IEC over ANC candidates

Cape Town – The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has warned the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) against giving... Read more

5 Sep

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‘A portion was kicked out’: ANC demands answers over IEC nomination glitch

Cape Town – The ANC is pushing for the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to investigate what it... Read more

4 Sep

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WATCH | Record 142,072 candidates set to contest 2026 Local Government Elections

Johannesburg – South Africa’s 2026 Local Government Elections are shaping up to be among the most hotly contested municipal... Read more

3 Sep