2+ day, 45+ min ago   (230+ words) Daily Maverick: local elections in South Africa may offer a chance to restore municipalities UA.NEWS Daily Maverick: local elections in South Africa may offer a chance to restore municipalities Upcoming local government elections in South Africa may provide an…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (87+ words) Home | Politics | Local Government Elections 2026 Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has kicked off the party’s three-day election campaign in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape. He started the campaign in Mossel Bay. Other areas include George,…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (172+ words) The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has called on political parties to ensure that candidates selected to contest the upcoming municipal elections are prepared to take their municipal responsibilities seriously. SALGA says communities cannot afford councillors who fail to…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1420+ words) The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality will roll out the red carpet for hundreds of guests tonight for a state of the metro address, featuring steak dinners, malva pudding, jazz, traditional dancers, kwaito, hip hop, gospel and DJs. The event has…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (696+ words) Free bus rides and a break from rising municipal rates. That is ActionSA’s big promise to Cape Town residents as the party fights for votes ahead of the 4 November local government elections. ActionSA mayoral candidate Dereleen James says the party…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (315+ words) While the Waterfront has been successful economically, that success has pushed up surrounding property values in Green Point, De Waterkant and the Foreshore. Disagreement has simmered about whether this represents healthy urban regeneration or displacement of lower-income residents and businesses…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (585+ words) Image: ITUMELENG ENGLISH / IOL Jacob Zuma has wielded the axe again, disbanding the MK Party's Presidential Task Team for the second time in six weeks. Zuma also replaced the party's eThekwini mayoral candidate, Zandile Hlophe-Mkhwanazi, just 12 days after naming her…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (681+ words) ActionSA leader and Johannesburg mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba has dismissed Helen Zille’s chances of becoming mayor of Johannesburg, saying the Democratic Alliance candidate cannot win the metro without support from Soweto. In an exclusive interview with Inside Metros, Mashaba also…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (488+ words) SÊ JOU SÊ: A debate was held in Bellville on Wednesday with political parties contesting the City of Cape Town in November’s local government elections. VIOLENT crime, the high cost of living and job creation were some of the key…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (303+ words) JOHANNESBURG — ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has publicly written off Helen Zille's bid for the Johannesburg mayoralty, insisting that any candidate who overlooks Soweto cannot win the city. Mashaba, who is also ActionSA's mayoral candidate for the upcoming local government elections,…...