Al Jama-ah names Shameemah Salie as Cape Town mayoral candidate
CAPE TOWN, Friday 25 September 2026 — Al Jama-ah has selected Advocate Shameemah Dollie Salie as its candidate for executive
Elections & Governance
DA files Electoral Court case over single-name PR lists
JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday 22 September 2026 — The DA has filed an urgent Electoral Court application challenging the use of single-name
IEC opens special-vote applications for 2026 local elections
CENTURION, Monday 21 September 2026 — South Africans who will be unable to vote normally on 4 November can from
Hlabisa promises 100-day reviews for IFP mayors
DURBAN, Monday 21 September 2026 — IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa has promised to assess the performance of the party’s mayors
Ready D quits Cape Town mayoral race and leaves PMC
CAPE TOWN, Monday 21 September 2026 — Cape Town hip-hop pioneer and broadcaster Deon “Ready D” Daniels has withdrawn from
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
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
MK Party names Nkele Annie Matime as Tshwane mayoral candidate
PRETORIA, Saturday 12 September 2026 — The MK Party has named former senior City of Tshwane official Nkele Annie Matime
Freedom Front Plus launches 2026 municipal manifesto focused on coalitions and reform
PRETORIA, Saturday 12 September 2026 — The Freedom Front Plus has launched its manifesto for the 4 November local government