8+ hour, 45+ min ago   (374+ words) The African National Congress is fighting to get candidates back onto the ballot in six South African municipalities after missing the August 28 deadline. The Electoral Commission says the party cannot blame a system glitch. In papers filed with the Electoral…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (209+ words) Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari has said that disinformation and negative narratives could not be countered merely through a reactive approach, stressing the need for a timely, fact-based, coordinated and proactive strategy. The minister directed all relevant departments…...

12+ hour, 18+ min ago   (905+ words) Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube and the department’s director-general (DG), Mathanzima Mweli, are embroiled in a cold war as Mweli refuses to be subjected to a lifestyle audit by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). This is the latest episode in…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago   (359+ words) In South Africa, an internal report by the African National Congress (ANC) indicated that errors by party officials resulted in 51 recommended candidates for mayoral posts being left off the electoral lists for the municipal elections on November 4. The document by…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago   (651+ words) President meant well in protecting Kenyan traders but he sent the wrong message of xenophobia and intolerance witnessed in South Africa. More broadly, it should foster a conversation about our immigration policy and our attitude towards immigrants in general. Being…...

17+ hour, 38+ min ago   (90+ words) news24.com From Chikane to chaos: How factional sabotage cost ANC 51 mayoral candidates - Six-try Springboks outclass All Blacks in Baltimore to seal Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series - Another cold snap looms, with rain and damaging winds on the cards - ‘So many dead…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (215+ words) [Daily Maverick] It is possible to turn around our metros with the right people in place, citizens' consistent engagement and a focus on contract and project management, Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke and Songezo Zibi, chairperson of parliament's public spending watchdog, the…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (269+ words) The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) is to be commended for remaining steadfast in upholding the rules regarding the submission of councillor candidates for the November 4 local government elections despite vehement objections by the ANC. Adding to the ANC fiasco…...

2+ day, 9+ hour 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…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (468+ words) – September 10, 2026 Report author Terence Corrigan said that the quality of municipal government has a decisive influence on a country’s ability to attract investment, support businesses, and generate employment. In South Africa, municipal dysfunction means that this influence is largely negative....