IEC says ANC had submitted only 18 municipal lists two days before deadline
JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday 15 September 2026 — The Electoral Commission has told the Electoral Court that the ANC had formally submitted
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ATM names Vuyolwethu Zungula as Johannesburg mayoral candidate
SOWETO, Monday 14 September 2026 — The African Transformation Movement has named its parliamentary leader and founding president Vuyolwethu Zungula
SACP to contest all 402 North West wards in 2026 elections
SCHWEIZER-RENEKE, Sunday 13 September 2026 — The South African Communist Party says it will contest all 402 wards in North
ANC reveals new eThekwini candidate-list errors ahead of 2026 elections
DURBAN, Friday 11 September 2026 — The ANC has disclosed additional problems with its municipal election candidate lists in eThekwini
Three ANC councillors take party to court over Matlosana candidate lists
KLERKSDORP, Friday 11 September 2026 — Three sitting ANC councillors in the City of Matlosana have approached the Gauteng High
ANC asks Electoral Court to restore candidate lists in six municipalities
JOHANNESBURG, Monday 7 September 2026 — The ANC has asked the Electoral Court to order the Electoral Commission to accept
Chikane, Lungisa and Mafu omitted from ANC election lists
JOHANNESBURG, Monday 7 September 2026 — ANC veteran Frank Chikane and senior party figures Andile Lungisa and Nocawe Mafu were
MOVE SA launches with Rali Mampeule as Johannesburg mayoral candidate
JOHANNESBURG, Sunday 6 September 2026 — Newly formed political party MOVE SA has formally launched its campaign for the 4
Afrika Mayibuye names Tshwane and Ekurhuleni mayoral candidates
JOHANNESBURG, Saturday 5 September 2026 — Floyd Shivambu’s Afrika Mayibuye Movement has named Prince Mokotedi as its mayoral candidate for
Electoral Court rejects UDF bid to submit late 2026 candidates
JOHANNESBURG, Friday 4 September 2026 — The Electoral Court has ruled that the Electoral Commission has no power to excuse