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Inaccurate and unverified ID numbers found on ANC election candidate lists

Opinion

Mbalula must just own up about missing IEC deadline

Elections 2026

ANC to provide update on IEC court challenge amid candidate list glitch

Elections 2026

WATCH: ‘We’re not buying votes,’ ANC’s Mantashe says after RDP housing backlash

Elections 2026

Malema wants social grants to start at R4 500, promises allowance for unemployed graduates

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Shivambu promises to wipe off Soweto electricity debt, refuses to reveal mayoral candidate for City of Joburg

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Courts ‘What was so special about the wig?’ State asks Mapisa-Nqakula in corruption trial

Elections 2026 WATCH: ‘We’re not buying votes,’ ANC’s Mantashe says after RDP housing backlash

Courts Court shuts down Mapisa-Nqakula’s bid to dodge corruption charges

News Find out what the SIU discovered about government tender scams

South Africa ‘Police killings threaten South Africa’s stability,’ Ramaphosa warns

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Mbalula under fire as ANC candidate list blunder sparks internal backlash

‘No water, no vote,’ say Limpopo residents

ANC says Ipsos poll shows Joburg residents still have confidence in the party

‘The IEC is the ANC in reverse’: Malema says ground forces must protect EFF votes

WATCH: ‘When it rains, ANC does well’: Ramaphosa defiant amid candidate list crisis

‘We have seen this movie before’: MK party’s warning to the IEC on candidate submissions

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‘Political differences must never be settled through violence’: Another IFP councillor candidate dies in KZN

Opinion

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Are we being too hard on our councillors?

Elections 2026

PODCAST: Mashaba promises to revive Johannesburg if ActionSA wins power

Elections 2026

Here’s why the ANC says it submitted its councillor candidates to the IEC late

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No mercy from IEC as hundreds of election candidates miss nomination deadline

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Record 142 072 candidates to contest 2026 local elections, IEC says: Here’s the full breakdown

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ANC candidate list moemish a sign of a collapsing party, says analyst

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PODCAST: IFP’s mayoral candidate wants government to help more people buy a home in Joburg

Opinion

How many chances can ANC get before enough is enough?

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Fight for Tshwane heats up with new mayoral hopefuls and fresh attacks

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Zuma’s expulsion spree could cost MK Party at upcoming polls

Elections 2026

‘Exercise restraint, tolerance and respect’: Hlabisa condemns political attack on IFP volunteers in KZN

‘Nothing is working’- Can anything save these Northern Cape municipalities?

Royal recruits give UDM major boost in Eastern Cape

Celebs And Viral

‘I’m a servant’: Uzalo star Jimmy Magubane announced as ATM councillor candidate

ActionSA open case against senior ANC leader, says Tshwane mayor won’t publish financials

‘The ANC must stop talking sh*t’: Zille says DA will not take away social grants

Cartoon of the day: 31 August 2026

‘There will always be mishaps’ – Ramaphosa hopes Morero will be forgiven for swearing at resident

PAC president warns Joburg’s residents not to vote for Zille