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.
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.
Buffalo City’s broken houses and decades of empty promises
There is still no plan to rectify the defects, just more promises.
Multi-million rand sports facility finally opens in Limpopo
The project took 10 years to complete, conveniently in time for the local government elections early next month.
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.
Khayelitsha residents bash councillors and political parties
An imbizo in Khayelitsha had community members showing their dissatisfaction with political parties.
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