LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

Four eThekwini polls show MK’s possible paths to power

3 min

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By Paul Berkowitz

By Mbali Ntuli

Local elections 2026: How do you choose who to vote for?

5 min

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26 October 2026

POLITICS & POLICING

From EFF’s Malema to ANC’s Carrim — the politics permeating SA’s cop collusion scandal

9 min

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By Caryn Dolley

VIDEO

Watch – Top Court puts ANC candidates back on ballot after missed deadline

1 min

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By Lerato Mutsila and Tamsin Metelerkamp

SIGNS OF INCOMPETENCE

IEC under fire after unqualified sign language interpreter used at election workshop

5 min

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By Vicky Abraham

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

10 under-30 candidates make a powerful case for their seat in council chambers

10 min

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By Naledi Mashishi and Lunga Simelane

LOCAL ELECTIONS TOUR

‘We are moving backwards’ — Lekwa-Teemane’s collapse bleeds into residents’ daily lives

6 min

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By Lerato Mutsila

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

Promised services in Slovo Park never arrived, now residents have lost hope in elections

6 min

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By Jamie Ho

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

A red beret in the Deep South — meet the EFF’s unlikely ward candidate

6 min

2

By Biénne Huisman

POLL PERIL

ANC campaigner suffers electric shock and broken leg during poster drive

3 min

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By Anna Cox

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

This new Soweto party uses Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s face to win votes

4 min

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By Bheki C. Simelane

QUIZ

Local elections quiz: can you score 10/10?

1 min

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By Daily Maverick

ANALYSIS

Bronkhorstspruit water crisis exposes a national pattern of municipal failure and impunity

5 min

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By Stephen Grootes

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

Four national polls show ANC decline, DA growth and MK drift

3 min

3

By Paul Berkowitz

THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN

Ramaphosa’s GNU survived an ANC rebellion, but Joburg will test everything

8 min

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By Mondli Makhanya

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

ANC abandons plan to name mayoral candidates amid fears of supporter backlash

5 min

3

By Lunga Simelane

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

Fuel relief, Agoa warning and voter anger dominate President’s election briefing

8 min

4

By Ferial Haffajee

DIGITAL POLITICS OP-ED

Borders, ballots, court clashes — how the anti-immigrant movement is setting SA’s elections agenda

7 min

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By Aldu Cornelissen and Kyle Findlay

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

‘Who do I vote for?’ Reader questions answered on coalitions, councils and voting

5 min

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By Ferial Haffajee

THE BALLOT BOX OP-ED

AI cannot predict SA’s 2026 elections outcome, but it may influence November 4 polls

6 min

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By Aldu Cornelissen and Kyle Findlay

ANALYSIS

The ANC-DA national coalition will survive the elections, and could grow stronger

5 min

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By Stephen Grootes