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ANC to field over 10 000 councillor candidates as NEC races to finalise election lists

The ANC says it will field 4 488 ward councillor candidates and 6 000 proportional-representation (PR) candidates in the 4 November local government elections, as its National Executive Committee (NEC) races to

August 27, 2026

Politics

DA’s Rasilingwane vows whistleblower protection unit in Ekurhuleni corruption crackdown

DA Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Khathutshelo Rasilingwane has vowed to establish an independent whistleblower protection unit within her first 100 days in office, as she accused the municipality of failing to protect officials

August 27, 2026

Politics

FF+ Tshwane leader quits party, joins DA after caucus demotion

Former Freedom Front Plus (FF+) Tshwane caucus leader Grandi Theunissen has joined the Democratic Alliance (DA), days after being removed from his leadership position following an internal party investigation. Theunissen, who has

August 26, 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

Xhakaza’s move against Dlabathi seen as ‘desperate’ bid amid Ekurhuleni mayoral battle

Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s decision to remove Finance MMC Jongizizwe Dlabathi from his mayoral committee has been described by ANC insiders as a ‘desperate move’, seemingly because the regional executive committee nominated

August 19, 2026

Politics

Top TV actor dumps ANC for ActionSA

Television actor Gabriel Temudzani, who is widely recognised for playing Chief Vhafuwi Azwindini on the SABC soap opera Muvhango, has ditched the ANC joined ActionSA. The political party announced Temudzani’s membership on

August 19, 2026

Celebrity News·Politics·South Africa

“People are living in shit in Ekurhuleni because of EFF” says Msimanga

DA federal chairperson Solly Msimanga has taken a brutal swipe at the EFF’s record in Ekurhuleni, saying residents are ‘living in shit’ because the party allegedly ‘failed’ to get the municipality’s water

August 19, 2026

Politics·South Africa

City of Tshwane was taken from DA by a government of tsotsis,’ says Brink

DA Tshwane mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink says the current city administration is behind the collapse of Tshwane and that the metro was “taken” from the DA by a government of “tsotsis”. He

August 19, 2026

News·Politics

ANC Bojanala members demand probe into candidate lists, allege rule breaches

ANC Bojanala Regional Task Team (RTT) members in the North West have formally challenged the validity of the region’s candidate-selection process for the 2026 local government elections, alleging that key party rules

August 18, 2026

Politics

local government elections - Page 5

ANC to field over 10 000 councillor candidates as NEC races to finalise election lists

DA’s Rasilingwane vows whistleblower protection unit in Ekurhuleni corruption crackdown

FF+ Tshwane leader quits party, joins DA after caucus demotion

ANC tightens councillor qualifications, offers waiver to candidates without matric

Xhakaza’s move against Dlabathi seen as ‘desperate’ bid amid Ekurhuleni mayoral battle

Top TV actor dumps ANC for ActionSA

“People are living in shit in Ekurhuleni because of EFF” says Msimanga

City of Tshwane was taken from DA by a government of tsotsis,’ says Brink

ANC Bojanala members demand probe into candidate lists, allege rule breaches

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