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IEC warning: These rising threats could endanger future elections in South Africa

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‘Early Christmas present’ for ANC

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ANC clinches victory in Thabazimbi by-elections, but hung council remains

‘Can you imagine our system being hacked’: MPs sceptical of IEC’s e-voting proposal

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A fight for survival: Next political moves will be crucial ahead of 2026 elections

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Political donations: Home Affairs committee to discuss party funding thresholds in parliament

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News Joburg’s residents fuming as city aims to cash in on public parks and sports clubs

News Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya placed on leave of absence [VIDEO]

Politics Concerns that Mchunu’s influence still strong despite special leave

Politics Ramaphosa’s response ‘a direct spit in the face of our revolutionary forefathers’ – Sisulu foundation

News ‘Bloody Hell!’ – Where did it come from? Large python caught in KZN

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WATCH: Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla sworn in as MP

Fight for jobs: ‘DA is blackmailing the ANC’ says Holomisa

‘We insist on RDP houses in Orania’ − Malema

Who could be the new mayor of Joburg? ‘We could see changes anywhere the EFF is involved’

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Beware! Inequality will ruin GNU’s marriage of convenience

Ramaphosa: Don’t be afraid of the GNU

WATCH: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inauguration

LIVE UPDATES: Police visibility heightened as heads of state arrive ahead of inauguration

‘They didn’t want to be sworn in by Zondo’ − Gardee on MK party joining parliament

When they work with the DA it’s progressive, when we do we are sell-outs: Mbalula slams EFF

MK party heads to Electoral Court to challenge election results

WATCH: ANC’s Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane elected new NCOP chairperson

LIVE UPDATES: Outgoing Mpumalanga premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane elected chairperson of NCOP

‘You mentioned 9 wasted years, we should add your last five to it’: Ramaphosa slammed in victory

Ramaphosa re-elected as president

DA’s Annelie Lotriet elected deputy speaker of the National Assembly

‘Ramaphosa will be president’: Steenhuisen confirms ANC deal

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: The ANC and others are about to learn that ‘after school is after school’

LIVE UPDATES: History will judge the ANC and DA harshly- Malema

Mbalula: There is nothing we beg from the EFF

‘Give us the Speaker position’: Inside Malema’s chat with Ramaphosa

MK party slams ‘conglomerate of rejects’ as NFP leaves them out in the cold in KZN

ANC confident NFP will get them over the line in KZN

LIVE UPDATES: ANC meets with 17 parties, but not ActionSA

Inside coalition talks: ‘History will judge us for not putting aside our egos and grudges’

‘SA needs me’: Gayton McKenzie wants to be police minister