2+ day, 38+ min ago   (347+ words) The ANC says it submitted its candidate names “timeously and validly,” and has blamed the IEC’s online system for the missed filing. According to the party, 181 candidates in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State were affected by the technical…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (499+ words) ?s next mayor may be decided as much by competing poll numbers as by votes. With the city headed for another hung council, Helen Zille’s Johannesburg’s next mayor may be decided as much by competing poll numbers as by votes....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (456+ words) A new poll shows South Africa’s African National Congress still holds a wide lead among women voters, even as rival parties sharpen their attacks on The poll, highlighted by News24, suggests the ANC continues to enjoy a large advantage with women…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (304+ words) Cape Town’s long-running Democratic Alliance grip on city hall is facing a sterner test this year, with Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis acknowledging the party’s majority is no longer a sure thing. The warning lands ahead of South Africa’s local government elections…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (334+ words) South Africa's government is fighting back against a court judgment that found its R370 monthly poverty grant deliberately designed to shut out millions of eligible poor people. The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein heard the state's challenge on Tuesday, setting…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (358+ words) JOHANNESBURG — Dada Morero wants Johannesburg voters to give him and the ANC another chance. Speaking to eNCA on Monday, the city’s executive mayor said he still believed he was the right person for the job as the party weighs its…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (418+ words) The African National Congress is weighing a sweeping redraw of South Africa’s municipal map, including a possible merger of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni into one Gauteng “megatropolis.” The party says the idea will be part of a wider review of…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (333+ words) The African National Congress says South Africa’s municipalities have improved under government intervention, but many still cannot deliver basic services reliably. The party has now unveiled a “radar screen” system to keep closer watch on mayors as it prepares for…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (381+ words) Former Wits vice-chancellor Adam Habib has thrown his weight behind Helen Zille, saying the Democratic Alliance’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate is the person who can pull the city back from collapse. His endorsement lands as the race for Johannesburg heats up…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (310+ words) South African opposition leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has backed the Democratic Alliance’s federal finance chair, Mark Burke, as the Reserve Bank examines his fintech company over transactions worth about R4bn. The case has put one of the party’s donors at the centre…...