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IEC chief executive, Sy Mamabolo. (IEC/X)
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS

376 000 new voters register via online portal, says electoral commission

The IEC launched “Beats for My Peeps” election edutainment programme which will air on SABC1 on 3 June at 18:00 to encourage youth voter participation

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
4 min read
Mosotho Moepya, chairperson of IEC South Africa. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
ELECTORAL COMMISSION

IEC warns it will prosecute voters who use fake addresses

IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya has emphasised that the commission will investigate registration irregularities

  • Lyse Comins
3 min read
Royal stamp: As part of its KwaZulu-Natal outreach before the local government elections, the Electoral Commission of South Africa official also engaged King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. Photos: IEC
ELECTORAL INTEGRITY

Democracy doubts deepen in KZN

Support for democracy in KwaZulu-Natal has fallen to its lowest levels in decades, with trust in government and institutions collapsing. Yet, most residents say they would vote…

  • Lyse Comins
7 min read
Voter education, combined with democratic civic education, must be compulsory at all levels of education, from nursery school to higher education. Photo:Delwyn Verasamy
ELECTION DATE

IEC calls for early election date announcement

The IEC has set 20 and 21 June 2026 as a national voter registration weekend and urges an early election date announcement to ensure voters can register correctly

  • Mandisa Makgakga
3 min read
The elections announced for 4 November will have a consequential impact on our body politic as municipal polls often project how national elections will turn out. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
2026 ELECTIONS

Electoral Commission of South Africa sets out 2026/27 local election schedule

Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo urged Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa to announce the election date ahead of proclamation

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
3 min read
Mosotho Moepya, chairperson of IEC South Africa. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
AFRICAN UNION

South Africa’s future depends on electoral integrity

The next election will be for the survival and credibility of the country’s democracy

  • Turkmen Terzi
6 min read
Former ANC MP Boy Mamabolo
ANC

EXCLUSIVE: Boy Mamabolo to register Born To Win party after resigning from the ANC

Mamabolo said his party would get to ‘eat’ the support of the Economic Freedom Fighters and the ANC

  • Lunga Mzangwe
4 min read
ANC treasurer general Gwen Ramokgopa. (@DrGwenR/X)
2019 ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Gwen Ramokgopa: ‘Political immaturity’ the reason companies not donating to ANC and other parties

The ANC treasurer general suggested companies should rather contribute to the Multi-Party Democracy Fund administered by the Electoral Commission of South Africa

  • Lunga Mzangwe
3 min read
At least 99 voters have deregistered from the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) voter’s roll in the Free State over the past year. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
2021 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

ANC cries sabotage as 99 voters deregister from IEC’s Free State roll amid R7000 bribery allegations

Most people usually simply stay away on voting day

  • Lunga Mzangwe
8 min read
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has confirmed that it has no intention of deregistering as a political party despite a notice from the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to cancel its registration. (Photo by Laird Forbes/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ALEX MASHILO

SACP will contest 2026 municipal elections independent of ANC

The South African Communist Party is among 192 political parties that had not met the deadline to register with the Electoral Commission of South Africa

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has asked the electoral court to hear oral evidence in its application to have the results of last year’s national and provincial elections set aside. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT

MK party wants to lead oral argument in its challenge to 29 May election result

Jacob Zuma’s party says oral evidence will assist the court in understanding its ‘technical’ argument

  • Paddy Harper
2 min read
Justice Minister Mmamaloku Kubayi
ACE MAGASHULE

Justice minister insists she was not put in place to act against Ramaphosa’s enemies

Mmamoloko Kubayi plans to improve access to the courts and deal with their dilapidated condition

  • Lunga Mzangwe
7 min read
MK party president, Jacob Zuma. (Busi Lethole)
29 MAY ELECTIONS

One year on, parallel leadership, financial battles threaten Zuma’s MK party in KwaZulu-Natal

Provincial convener Willies Mchunu says the party needs to start building its structures from scratch

  • Paddy Harper
11 min read
Red flag: South African Communist Party general secretary Solly Mapaila. Photo: Luba Lesolle/Gall Images
ALEX MASHILO

SACP: We are contesting the elections, but not the ANC

The SACP had planned to run in 2024 national and provincial elections but pulled back because of the number of parties funded by white capital

  • Lunga Mzangwe
4 min read
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has asked the electoral court to hear oral evidence in its application to have the results of last year’s national and provincial elections set aside. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)
BARNABAS XULU

IT expert faces dismissal, death threats over role in MK party election challenge

Vusi Mhlongo has been charged with bringing the Moses Kotane Research Institute into disrepute

  • Paddy Harper
5 min read
Power control: The constitution of the uMkhonto weSizwe party ensures Jacob Zuma is the almighty ruler. Photo: Luba Lesolle/Getty Images
ANC

EFF headquarters a halfway stop on the road to Nxamalala

The SACP appears ready to embrace undemocratic centralism in its search for a new alliance partner

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
Tshwane, our fair nation’s not so fair capital, has a new mayor in the form of ActionSA’s Nasiphi Moya. File photo
ACTIONSA

It’s bluff-calling week as Tshwane gets a new mayor… again

Parties that swore to oust the ANC are keeping it in power – and JSC interviews went ahead

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
Moon shot up: ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba (above) signed a deal with Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen to keep the ANC out, but that deal must have been a bluff. Photo: Fani Mahuntsi/Getty Images
ACTIONSA

It’s bluff-calling week as Tshwane gets a new mayor – again

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  • Paddy Harper
1 min read
The MK Party has reinstated its electoral court challenge to the outcome of the 29 May national and provincial elections and has asked it to order a rerun of the poll. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ANC

MK Party reinstates challenge to the outcome of the 29 May elections

The party wants the results set aside and a fresh poll to be held

  • Paddy Harper
5 min read
National Freedom Party president Ivan Barnes. (National Freedom Party/ Facebook)
ANC

NFP secretary general seeks fresh interdict over ‘relentless victimisation’ by party president Ivan Barnes

A separate court matter involving the party’s estranged leaders will be heard on Friday

  • Paddy Harper
5 min read