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
Local Government Elections
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CAPE TOWN, Monday 21 September 2026 — Cape Town hip-hop pioneer and broadcaster Deon “Ready D” Daniels has withdrawn from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
KZN police tighten election security after three IFP candidate deaths
DURBAN, Saturday 12 September 2026 — KwaZulu-Natal police have referred recent killings involving local-government candidates to the province’s Political Killings
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