IEC declares 2026 local elections free and fair as coalitions get set to run municipalities
ANC support slid to 30.76% as ActionSA, the DA and MKP led voters to the right.
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Polls close and the counting of votes has begun
The number of voters in the Western Cape is expected to surpass the 2021 local government elections.
Slow start to elections in the Western Cape
Only a quarter of registered voters had voted by noon.
Western Cape police guard voting stations and taxi routes
Police are braced to ensure voters and commuters in the province are safe on voting day.
Marikana’s wounds still bleed 14 years after police massacre
State violence and the quest for humanity link Marikana in 2012 to the 1976 youth uprising.
Public land for the public good: Tafelberg ruling puts Cape Town on notice
The Public Protector’s findings and the Constitutional Court ruling indict a city that has forgotten half of its residents.
An open letter to the Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia:
KAAX calls for consistent policing of xenophobic violence.
A judgement for those still on the bus: Tafelberg and the fight for home
The Constitutional Court judgement instructs the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape government to provide affordable housing in the inner city.
SACP’s Conference of the Left professes unity as MKP embraces the xenophobic Right
The conference proclaimed unity of the poor and working class, despite differences between participating organisations.
IEC launches 2026 election campaign to fight voter apathy, disinformation
More people are registered to vote in the upcoming election than in the 2024 national and provincial elections.
IEC announces voter registration weekend ahead of local government elections
With over 260,000 new voters registered between November and end of February this year, the IEC is still urging South Africans to register to vote.
Zohran Mamdani and the Sorcery of Soft Rebellion: The Limits of Left Power Inside the Democratic Machine
The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York mayor has inflated the illusion that radical change is possible without changing the mechanics of power.
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