Mangaung mayor set to leave council after ANC list failure
BLOEMFONTEIN, Sunday 20 September 2026 — Mangaung executive mayor Gregory Nthlatsi is set to leave the metropolitan council after the
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Mbalula and Dlamini-Zuma clash in court over ANC vote-buying claim
JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday 15 September 2026 — ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula and former Cabinet minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma faced off in the
Mike Shingange takes Cosatu presidential fight to Labour Court
JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday 15 September 2026 — Cosatu first deputy president Mike Shingange has approached the Labour Court seeking relief against
Cosatu blames ANC for municipal decay ahead of 2026 elections
MIDRAND, Tuesday 15 September 2026 — Cosatu has directly blamed the ANC for worsening decay and corruption in many municipalities
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
Cosatu congress stalls over Mike Shingange suspension dispute
MIDRAND, Monday 14 September 2026 — Cosatu’s 15th national congress was delayed for more than two hours on Monday after
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 cash strain deepens as candidate-list revolt spreads
DURBAN, Sunday 13 September 2026 — The MK Party is facing mounting financial pressure that senior insiders say could constrain
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