IFP names Mkhuleko Hlengwa as eThekwini mayoral candidate
DURBAN, Monday 31 August 2026 — The Inkatha Freedom Party has named Deputy Transport Minister and national spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa
Local Government Elections
ANC removes more than 350 candidates in election vetting
JOHANNESBURG, Sunday 30 August 2026 — The ANC removed more than 350 prospective councillor candidates during its final vetting process
ANC candidate-list protests surface in Mangaung
BLOEMFONTEIN, Sunday 30 August 2026 — ANC members protested over disputed ward-candidate selections during the party’s Free State manifesto launch
Ramaphosa rebukes Dada Morero as Joburg mayoral decision looms
JOHANNESBURG, Sunday 30 August 2026 — ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has described Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero’s conduct during a confrontation
SACP fields 4,118 ward candidates in nationwide ANC challenge
JOHANNESBURG, Sunday 30 August 2026 — The South African Communist Party has submitted 4,118 ward candidates for the 4 November
ANC meets IEC deadline despite Buffalo City candidate disputes
JOHANNESBURG, Sunday 30 August 2026 — The ANC says it has successfully submitted candidates to contest all 257 municipalities in
Two ANC Cape Town councillors defect to DA and PA
CAPE TOWN, Saturday 29 August 2026 — The ANC has asked the City of Cape Town to remove two of
ActionSA KwaDukuza mayoral candidate defects to DA
DURBAN, Friday 28 August 2026 — ActionSA’s recently selected KwaDukuza mayoral candidate Halalisani Ndlovu has resigned from the party and
MK Party names Bongani Baloyi for Joburg in six-metro mayoral slate
DURBAN, Friday 28 August 2026 — The MK Party has named former Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi as its candidate for
Willie Spies takes Theunissen’s Tshwane council seat
PRETORIA, Friday 28 August 2026 — Freedom Front Plus Tshwane mayoral candidate Willie Spies has been sworn in as a