Home Affairs refers asylum directive disinformation campaign to IEC
PRETORIA, Wednesday 7 October 2026 — The Department of Home Affairs will refer an online campaign containing allegedly false claims
Elections & Governance
ATM escalates Buffalo City jobs-for-votes claims ahead of 2026 elections
EAST LONDON, Tuesday 6 October 2026 — The African Transformation Movement has formally asked Buffalo City council speaker Humphrey Maxhegwana
Former Knysna mayor Thando Matika arrested in corruption probe
KNYSNA, Friday 2 October 2026 — Former Knysna mayor Thando Matika, acting municipal manager Boy Manqoba Ngubo and acting chief
DA’s Lincoln de Bruyn removed as Theewaterskloof mayor
THEEWATERSKLOOF, Thursday 1 October 2026 — Democratic Alliance councillor Lincoln de Bruyn has been removed as executive mayor of Theewaterskloof
DA removes No. 4 Cape Town candidate Abdulkader Elyas
CAPE TOWN, Thursday 1 October 2026 — The Democratic Alliance has terminated the membership of City of Cape Town councillor
Masizole Mnqasela enters Cape Town mayoral race for ACC
CAPE TOWN, Wednesday 30 September 2026 — Former Western Cape legislature speaker Masizole Mnqasela has been unveiled as the Alliance
ANC keeps omitted mayoral candidates in race with post-election PR list plan
JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday 29 September 2026 — The ANC has decided that mayoral hopefuls omitted from its final Electoral Commission candidate
GOOD removes Sarah Mabotsa as Tshwane mayoral candidate weeks before election
PRETORIA, Monday 28 September 2026 — GOOD has terminated Sarah Mabotsa’s party membership, removing her from the Tshwane council and
IEC examines UDM complaint over alleged jobs-for-votes scheme in Buffalo City
BUFFALO CITY, Monday 28 September 2026 — The Electoral Commission is examining a United Democratic Movement complaint alleging that municipal
Renaldo Gouws faces DA’s Daron Mann in Nelson Mandela Bay Ward 5
GQEBERHA, Monday 28 September 2026 — Former Democratic Alliance MP and councillor Renaldo Gouws will contest Nelson Mandela Bay’s newly