Politics

Brics can contribute in four ways: Cyril Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday underscored that Brics could contribute in four ways to strengthen and reform the existing systems of global governance and...

Brics adopts Delhi Declaration with mention of West Asia situation

The New Delhi declaration at the Brics leaders' meeting on Saturday expressed deep concern over the continued escalation of tensions in West Asia/Middle East...

IEC digital trail undermines ANC’s election glitch claim

The Electoral Commission of South Africa has used the ANC’s own digital activity to undermine its claim that technical failures prevented it from submitting...

Inside the chaos behind the KZN ANC’s list capturing process

The ANC’s candidate-list problems in KwaZulu-Natal have exposed a series of capturing blunders that saw candidates swapped between wards, duplicated across different wards and...

Tessa Dooms | Don’t just mobilise – organise!

In the 2024 elections, out of the 27.67-million registered voters, 17.7% were voters below the age of 30 and yet voter turnout among this...

Government records challenge claims over R16m North West school renovation

A paper trail emerging from inside the North West government has complicated claims that a R16.27-million school renovation amounted largely to painting cracked walls...

ATM moves to intervene in ANC-IEC Electoral Court battle

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has moved to intervene in the Electoral Court battle between the ANC and the Electoral Commission of South Africa...

Ex-Mayibuye deputy defends Skeem GP, warns him about Shivambu

Former Afrika Mayibuye Movement first deputy president Nolubabalo Mcinga has defended the party's Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Themba "Skeem GP" Lukhele-Nzimande following his bruising television...

Setumo Stone | ANC’s likely heads of argument before Electoral Court

The African National Congress (ANC)'s urgent application to the Electoral Court represents a politically sophisticated attempt to reframe an administrative near-miss as a constitutional...

Ballot shortcut leaves new party UDF outside Cape Town race

A newly registered political party’s attempt to reserve places on Cape Town ballot papers using placeholder candidates has been rejected after the Electoral Court...