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Reading Time: 2 minutes South African Youth Council spokesperson Benedict Mphukhe says they are very concerned about the smaller number of Members of Parliament who are under the age of 35 because it does not give them the much-needed voice to address challenges facing youth and people with disabilities. Mphukhe says most political leaders do…

Reading Time: 2 minutes South African Communist Party (SACP) Politburo Member, Dr Alex Mashilo, says although they have reservations about certain political parties that may seek to get into coalition with the African National Congress (ANC), they will not disclose their preferences until engagements with all Tripartite Alliance members. This comes as the ANC’s National…

Reading Time: 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) MP Boy Mamabolo has threatened to approach the High Court to interdict the swearing-in of Members of Parliament should his party not include his name in its candidates list. Mamabolo is accusing the ANC of illegally removing his name from the party’s Limpopo National Council candidates list.…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Eighteen political parties will be represented in the seventh democratic Parliament. This is an increase of four, compared to the previous Parliament of those 18, seven parties are new to the National Legislature. Fifty two political parties, and six independent candidates contested the national election. The administration of Parliament has been…

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Electoral Commission (IEC) says the duration of hanging and removing of election posters depends on the bylaws of each municipality. The IEC adds that it is the responsibility of different municipalities to implement their by-laws in this regard. The IEC head in North West, Dr Tumelontle Thiba says the…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Political analyst Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu says parties’ choices of coalition partners in KwaZulu-Natal are likely to have an impact on their performance in the 2026 local government elections. Political parties in the province have started negotiations, after the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party won locally but without an outright majority. The…

Reading Time: 6 minutes OPINION | By Vusi Gumbi On 29 May 2024, South Africa went to the polls – the 7th National and Provincial Elections. Dubbed by politicians, academics and commentators alike as the most watershed elections since 1994, these elections lived up to the hype. The biggest talking point of these elections is…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Political parties are gearing up for coalition talks behind closed doors after the African National Congress (ANC) dipped below 50% in Gauteng. The party, which has led Gauteng since the dawn of Democracy, received 35% of the votes, a far cry from the 2019 elections where it received 50.2%. Talks with the ANC…