376 000 new voters register via online portal, says electoral commission
The IEC launched “Beats for My Peeps” election edutainment programme which will air on SABC1 on 3 June at 18:00 to encourage youth voter participation
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IEC warns it will prosecute voters who use fake addresses
IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya has emphasised that the commission will investigate registration irregularities
Democracy doubts deepen in KZN
Support for democracy in KwaZulu-Natal has fallen to its lowest levels in decades, with trust in government and institutions collapsing. Yet, most residents say they would vote if elections were held tomorrow
IEC calls for early election date announcement
The IEC has set 20 and 21 June 2026 as a national voter registration weekend and urges an early election date announcement to ensure voters can register correctly
Electoral Commission of South Africa sets out 2026/27 local election schedule
Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo urged Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa to announce the election date ahead of proclamation
South Africa’s future depends on electoral integrity
The next election will be for the survival and credibility of the country’s democracy
EXCLUSIVE: Boy Mamabolo to register Born To Win party after resigning from the ANC
Mamabolo said his party would get to ‘eat’ the support of the Economic Freedom Fighters and the ANC
Gwen Ramokgopa: ‘Political immaturity’ the reason companies not donating to ANC and other parties
The ANC treasurer general suggested companies should rather contribute to the Multi-Party Democracy Fund administered by the Electoral Commission of South Africa
ANC cries sabotage as 99 voters deregister from IEC’s Free State roll amid R7000 bribery allegations
Most people usually simply stay away on voting day
SACP will contest 2026 municipal elections independent of ANC
The South African Communist Party is among 192 political parties that had not met the deadline to register with the Electoral Commission of South Africa
MK party wants to lead oral argument in its challenge to 29 May election result
Jacob Zuma’s party says oral evidence will assist the court in understanding its ‘technical’ argument
Justice minister insists she was not put in place to act against Ramaphosa’s enemies
Mmamoloko Kubayi plans to improve access to the courts and deal with their dilapidated condition
One year on, parallel leadership, financial battles threaten Zuma’s MK party in KwaZulu-Natal
Provincial convener Willies Mchunu says the party needs to start building its structures from scratch
SACP: We are contesting the elections, but not the ANC
The SACP had planned to run in 2024 national and provincial elections but pulled back because of the number of parties funded by white capital
IT expert faces dismissal, death threats over role in MK party election challenge
Vusi Mhlongo has been charged with bringing the Moses Kotane Research Institute into disrepute
EFF headquarters a halfway stop on the road to Nxamalala
The SACP appears ready to embrace undemocratic centralism in its
search for a new alliance partner
It’s bluff-calling week as Tshwane gets a new mayor… again
Parties that swore to oust the ANC are keeping it in power – and JSC interviews went ahead
It’s bluff-calling week as Tshwane gets a new mayor – again
Parties that swore to oust ANC are keeping it in power – and JSC interviews went ahead
MK Party reinstates challenge to the outcome of the 29 May elections
The party wants the results set aside and a fresh poll to be held
NFP secretary general seeks fresh interdict over ‘relentless victimisation’ by party president Ivan Barnes
A separate court matter involving the party’s estranged leaders will be heard on Friday
KwaZulu-Natal unity government under threat from renewed infighting in National Freedom Party
The party’s single seat holds the balance of power in the province
Beware fake information during elections, experts warn
An analysis of fake news on social media platforms during the 2024 elections identified the concerning narrative that undermined the integrity of the Electoral Commission of South Africa
MK’s court challenge is public incitement, says IEC
The party’s failure to provide evidence of election fraud suggests it went to court with the aim of ‘inflaming the passions of the public’, the commission argues
Msholozi, the informal settlement that is ready to fight for Zuma
People in the Ekurhuleni area that is named after the MK party’s leader believe it will bring positive change
African Transformation Movement challenges election results and demands a rerun
The party argues in court papers that its votes were ‘stolen’ because the IEC manipulated the voting process
Zuma’s MK party asks electoral court to order a rerun of May vote
The party claims that had it not been for blatant rigging, it would probably have won the elections
EFF to disband Limpopo structures after decline in election support
The provincial leadership has been singled out over the loss after it defied the orders not to contest the provincial elective conference
MK party founder says Jacob Zuma was appointed party leader fraudulently
The former president’s lawyers accused Jabulani Khumalo’s legal representatives of abusing court processes
Zuma issues threat of ‘trouble’, but IEC says plans for election announcement are on track
The former president is demanding that the announcement of the final result be delayed to allow the MK Party to lodge objections
Survey finds confidence in electoral outcome has declined
A survey conducted on the day of the elections found fewer than half of people were confident that their votes would be counted accurately, down from 60% in the previous poll
Expected high voter turnout a nod to political parties, says IEC
The disillusionment in the country’s political system resulting in low 2021 local election turnout numbers has seemingly dissipated
Mamabolo: There is an effort to undermine the outcome of the elections
The head of the Electoral Commission of South Africa said that two people were arrested for interfering with election processes