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Brink vows different approach if given second shot at fixing Tshwane

Tshwane DA’s mayoral candidate, Cilliers Brink wants his old job back, but says he won’t do it the old way. The former mayor for the capital, was ousted after 18 months in

October 8, 2026

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Alliance on the rocks as COSATU warns ANC-SACP election war could sink Tripartite Alliance

The Tripartite Alliance is facing its biggest stress test in decades, with COSATU warning that the ANC and SACP going head-to-head in the 2026 local government elections could crack the historic pact

October 6, 2026

Politics·South Africa

Mashaba declares war on South Africa’s broken municipalities

ActionSA president and Johannesburg mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba has declared “war” on what he describes as the collapse of local government in South Africa, promising to overhaul failing municipalities if the party

September 26, 2026

Politics

GOOD, ActionSA fire back at DA over Electoral Court PR case

The DA’s urgent Electoral Court application against ActionSA, the EFF, MK Party and GOOD — in which it accuses the four opposition parties of hiding their PR candidates from voters — has

September 23, 2026

Politics·South Africa

The DA has taken ActionSA, EFF, MK and GOOD to the Electoral Court over one-name PR candidate lists ahead of the 2026 local elections.

The DA has launched urgent legal action against ActionSA, the EFF, the MK Party, and GOOD, accusing the four opposition parties of deliberately hiding their PR candidates from voters ahead2026 Local Government

September 22, 2026

Politics·South Africa

EFF submits over 4 000 councillor candidates, eyes every ward

The EFF has submitted 4 485 councillor candidates to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to contest every ward across the country in the upcoming 2026 Local Government Elections. The party said it

August 29, 2026

Politics

Councillor killings put election violence under Cabinet spotlight

Cabinet has condemned the recent killings of councillors as South Africa prepares for the local government elections, calling on political parties and communities to reject intimidation and violence that could undermine the

August 28, 2026

Politics

MK Party names six mayoral candidates as it steps up 2026 election campaign

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has unveiled six mayoral candidates as it steps up its preparations for the 2026 Local Government Elections, with the party saying the candidates will become the

August 28, 2026

Politics

Mbalula: ANC faces ‘very powerful’ force amid Eastern Cape legal battles

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the governing party is dealing with a ‘very powerful force’ in the Eastern Cape as it battles a series of legal challenges over the province’s internal political

August 25, 2026

Politics

ANC tightens councillor qualifications, offers waiver to candidates without matric

The African National Congress (ANC) has tightened its qualification requirements for candidates seeking to contest the 2026 local government elections, with aspirant councillors without matric now required to obtain a waiver or

August 25, 2026

Politics·South Africa

2026 Local Government Elections

Brink vows different approach if given second shot at fixing Tshwane

Alliance on the rocks as COSATU warns ANC-SACP election war could sink Tripartite Alliance

Mashaba declares war on South Africa’s broken municipalities

GOOD, ActionSA fire back at DA over Electoral Court PR case

The DA has taken ActionSA, EFF, MK and GOOD to the Electoral Court over one-name PR candidate lists ahead of the 2026 local elections.

EFF submits over 4 000 councillor candidates, eyes every ward

Councillor killings put election violence under Cabinet spotlight

MK Party names six mayoral candidates as it steps up 2026 election campaign

ANC tightens councillor qualifications, offers waiver to candidates without matric

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