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explain.co.za > 09/08/2026 > 142000-people-want-to-run-for-office-in-your-municipality-what-now

142,000 candidates are running for local office in SA

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (641+ words) | Follow us on Google News There are 142,072 people who would quite like to be your councillor. There are only 10,526 council seats available. South Africa is about to have one very crowded political audition. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)…...

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explain.co.za > 09/08/2026 > zille-has-the-stunts-but-is-she-ready-to-govern-joburg

Helen Zille’s Joburg campaign: Can she turn hype into votes?

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1050+ words) | Follow us on Google News With just over two months to go until the local government elections, the DA’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, Helen Zille, has continued to campaign fiercely, unveiling a billboard in the historically ANC-aligned Alexandra township recently…...

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explain.co.za > 09/03/2026 > heads-up-vapers-your-choef-may-soon-be-subject-to-stricter-rules-as-sa-lawmakers-debate-new-tobacco-bill

SA tobacco Bill: What could change for smoking and vaping

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1000+ words) | Follow us on Google News Given South Africans’ strict tobacco laws, you might think that vapes are also subject to regulation. Think again. After eight years of drafting, public hearings and argument, Parliament has finally started examining the Tobacco Products…...