The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has assured South Africans that it is ready to administer the 2026 Local Government Elections, urging eligible voters, political parties, independent candidates, election observers and other stakeholders to contribute to a peaceful Election Day on Wednesday. Briefing the media at the National Results Operations Centre in Midrand, IEC Chairperson Mosotho Moepya confirmed that ballot papers and essential election materials had been secured and distributed to voting stations, with logistical, security and operational arrangements in place.…

The Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) Lekwa-Teemane mayoral candidate, Justice Dabampe, has been arrested and subsequently released on R500 police bail following allegations of intimidation and contravention of the Electoral Act at a voting station in Christiana, North West. Police spokesperson Colonel Adèle Myburgh confirmed the incident, stating that one of the individuals involved allegedly threatened to destroy ballot papers after being questioned about a recording. The incident reportedly occurred at a voting station in Christiana, where concerns were raised about…

The honeymoon phase is over for the three major political parties that form part of the outgoing coalition government of the City of Tshwane, as they prepare to compete against one another in Wednesday’s local government elections. The ANC, EFF and ActionSA came together two years ago to topple then-mayor Celliers Brink, ending nearly a decade of Democratic Alliance control of the capital. During their relatively short time in government, the new coalition managed to stabilise the city’s finances and…