ANC considers Electoral Court challenge over 181 excluded candidates
TEMBISA, Friday 4 September 2026 — ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the party is considering approaching the Electoral Court over
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NFP moves to replace eThekwini Deputy Mayor Zandile Myeni
DURBAN, Friday 4 September 2026 — The National Freedom Party is moving to replace eThekwini Deputy Mayor Zandile Myeni as
Nigeria says 1,640 citizens evacuated from South Africa
PRETORIA, Friday 4 September 2026 — Nigeria says it has now evacuated 1,640 of its citizens from South Africa amid
DJ Ready D enters Cape Town mayoral race for PMC
CAPE TOWN, Friday 4 September 2026 — Veteran hip-hop artist, DJ and broadcaster Deon “DJ Ready D” Daniels has been
ActionSA replaces KwaDukuza mayoral candidate after defection to DA
KWADUKUZA, Friday 4 September 2026 — ActionSA has named councillor Sipho Zungu as its new mayoral candidate for KwaDukuza Local
Two IFP councillor candidates killed within seven days in KZN
PIETERMARITZBURG, Friday 4 September 2026 — Two Inkatha Freedom Party councillor candidates have been killed in separate shootings in KwaZulu-Natal
ANC candidate-list dispute widens as Mangaung nominations face uncertainty
JOHANNESBURG, Friday 4 September 2026 — The ANC’s dispute with the Electoral Commission over candidate submissions for the November local
Ipsos poll: ANC and DA close in metros as MK leads eThekwini
JOHANNESBURG, Friday 4 September 2026 — The ANC and DA are running closely in several of South Africa’s most competitive
ANC candidate list problems spread to Mangaung and KZN
BLOEMFONTEIN, Thursday 3 September 2026 — The ANC’s municipal candidate-submission problems extend beyond the Eastern Cape to parts of KwaZulu-Natal
IEC rejects preferential treatment claims over ANC candidate lists
EAST LONDON, Thursday 3 September 2026 — The Electoral Commission of South Africa has rejected suggestions that the ANC could