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IEC Accepts ConCourt Ruling on ANC Candidate Lists, Keeps 4 November 2026 Elections on Track

PRETORIA — The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has announced that it respects and will fully implement the recent…

Constitutional Court Delivers Major Election Lifeline to ANC Ahead of November Polls

JOHANNESBURG — In a crucial legal and political victory for the ruling African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s Constitutional Court…

Gauteng EXCO Shake-Up: New Boards, a 15-Year Gautrain Deal, and Global Spotlight for 2027

The Gauteng Provincial Executive Council (EXCO) has emerged from an extraordinary meeting with a sweeping mandate to overhaul governance, modernize…

COSATU at the Crossroads: President Zingiswa Losi Calls for Unity and Militancy Amid Factional Turbulence

Opening the 15th National Congress of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), President Zingiswa Losi delivered a crucial…

Beyond Intent: Lamola Lays Bare the Hard Realities of Africa-Europe Relations in Pretoria

PRETORIA — In a hard-hitting address that stripped away conventional diplomatic platitudes, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola issued…

DA Surges Ahead as New Poll Places Party at the Forefront of Metro Races Ahead of November Elections

With just over three weeks to go before South Africa heads to the local government polls on 4 November 2026,…

AU Chief Demands Regional Action Following Tragic Migrant Shipwreck Off Djibouti Coast

ADDIS ABABA — African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has expressed profound sorrow following a devastating boat capsizing off…

Only the DA is Big Enough to Defeat the Chaos of the ANC, Declares Hill-Lewis at Final Western Cape Rally

With just twenty-five days remaining until the upcoming municipal elections, Democratic Alliance (DA) Leader Geordin Hill-Lewis delivered a rallying address…

Ghosts of July 2021: Cachalia Faces Intense Pressure as Violence and Looting Grip Durban and Soweto

South Africa is once again reeling from chaotic scenes of unrest as parts of Durban and Soweto plunge into violence,…

Home Affairs Pulls the Plug on Controversial Asylum Directive Following Unforeseen Public Unrest

The Department of Home Affairs has officially withdrawn its contentious directive regarding the intake of asylum seeker applications, issued by…