Politics

Police Minister Bheki Cele has assured South Africans that police will squash any attempts to disrupt Monday’s elections.

The ANC Chair in the Inkosi Bhambatha region has defended the party’s use of the divisive “Ziyakhala” phrase in the runup to the local elections.

A power outage at the election results operation centre (ROC) on Saturday night forced the Electoral Commission (IEC) to meet with power utility Eskom to ensure a fully operational election day.

The price of wool in South Africa is pouring millions of rands into the pockets of rural women in EmaXesibeni in the Eastern Cape.

EFF leader Julius Malema faces another headache apart from Monday’s elections.

When the election date was announced, the community of Matiko-Xikaya village outside Phalaborwa, Limpopo made it clear to the ANC who their preferred candidate was, and the ruling party listened - or so they thought.

Growing up in a mudhouse without water and electricity motivated Tshiamo Makunye to get involved in politics.

In May, Siyabonga Kunene, a former IFP Nquthu mayor who was charged with attempted murder in 2017, suffered a bruising defeat at the hands of his former party during a by-election in ward 11 in Nquthu.

Not even Donald Trump can match Dr Iqbal Surve, the Executive Chairman of the Independent Media Group (IMG), for shamelessness. He has taken fake news to a whole new level.

The Azanian People’s Organisation (Azapo) in Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality in Sekhukhune, Limpopo could not wait a few more days until the local government elections before replacing their PR councillor.

If you are in Khartoum, you run. You run because all your neighbours are running.

In Julius Malema’s hometown of Seshego township outside Polokwane, Limpopo, the EFF is seen as the magic CHARIOT that will lead to the promised land.