Politics

ANC still leading the pack in Limpopo, but still shedding votes

As the election results continue to trickle in, the battle for municipal control in Limpopo has begun to take shape.

IEC distances itself from the shooting of three people outside a voting station

The Independent Electoral Commission in KwaZulu-Natal has distanced itself from the killing of three people in Pietermaritzburg next to its voting station on Monday.

The DA looks to keep Western Cape as early lead grows

With a quarter of the votes counted, the Democratic Alliance (DA) looks set to win the majority of the municipalities in the Western Cape.

Poll shows ANC support drops below 50%

As voting got underway in Monday’s municipal elections, a poll found that support for the ANC has dropped below 50% for the first time since 1994.

Helen Zille dragged out of voting station by cop

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) is investigating a case of assault after Democratic Alliance (DA) federal chair Helen Zille was filmed being dragged out of the Fernwood Primary School voting station by a police officer on Monday.

Communities choose booze over casting their votes

After serious campaign trails from different political parties urging communities to vote, huge swathes of people still chose taverns over voting stations on Monday.

Journo removed from voting station after being accused of interfering with official

A journalist was arrested after an altercation with police at a voting station in Orlando East, Soweto.

After the violent protests of 2016, Vuwani is back to normal

In the 2016 local government elections, Vuwani in Limpopo was ripped apart by violent protests.

The women of Alfred Nzo region bring their wrath to ANC bosses

The ANC in the Alfred Nzo region is in a last minute struggle to convince 14 villages to go to the polls, despite not having clean water, toilets, a usable gravel road or electricity.