LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 ‘Safer, cleaner, more affordable’: Hill-Lewis eyes second term with five-pledge plan for Cape Town 5 min 0 By Victoria O'Regan
POLITICAL PARTY FUNDING DA’s funding surge outpaces rivals ahead of local government elections 5 min 1 By Riaan Marais
ROAD TO 2026 ELECTIONS IEC warns ‘opportunistic’ political attacks on its credibility erode voter trust in polls 5 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
By Dhaya Pillay Weaponising the law — how selective prosecution drives global democratic decay 5 min 0 11 May 2026
ROAD TO 2026 ELECTIONS Save the date: Ramaphosa announces 4 November local government election date 3 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
POLLS APART OP-ED Electoral reform battle as ANC loyalists reject reports backing constituency-based system 6 min 1 By John Matisonn
SCORPIO SA firm in Zim corruption scandal won R566m voter devices contract from IEC 6 min 1 By Pieter-Louis Myburgh
CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY OPED Protecting chapter 9 institutions and the critical role they play in strengthening democracy 4 min 0 By Sithuthukile Mkhize and Lulama Madyaka
ELECTIONS 2024 INTERVIEW ‘You have to allow parties to vent’ — IEC Western Cape head reflects on polls 4 min 0 By Suné Payne
2024 ELECTIONS The big no-vote: over 11 million registered voters did not cast ballots in 2024 polls 6 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
2024 ELECTIONS IEC declares SA’s watershed May 29 polls ‘free and fair’ as no outright winner emerges 4 min 1 By Victoria O’Regan
2024 ELECTIONS Appeal for calm as Electoral Commission extends objections deadline, tries to defuse counting debacle 3 min 2 By Victoria O’Regan
2024 ELECTIONS A 2024 Scramble for South Africa begins – party cooperation deals to emerge after Sunday 4 min 10 By Marianne Merten
2024 ELECTIONS Voters ‘overwhelmingly’ found 2024 polls to be free and fair — HSRC survey 3 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
2024 ELECTIONS High turnout and third ballot slowed vote count, says Electoral Commission 5 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
2024 ELECTIONS IEC anticipates high voter turnout ‘well beyond’ that of 2019 as voters line up across SA 6 min 1 By Victoria O’Regan
2024 ELECTIONS All systems go — high special vote turnout bodes well for V-day polls, says IEC 3 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
ROAD TO 2024 ELECTIONS OP-ED Electoral fraud — There may be glitches, but SA has safeguards to prevent large-scale cheating 6 min 1 By Pierre de Vos
ROAD TO 2024 ELECTIONS Are you a South African voting abroad? Here’s what you need to know 4 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
ROAD TO 2024 ELECTIONS IEC victory as Ace Magashule’s party, two others, lose critical candidate lists ConCourt bid 4 min 6 By Victoria O’Regan
