Category: News
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How South African female politicians harness social media
Reading Time: 5 minutes Introduction Like many countries, South Africa grapples with the complex challenge of gender inequality in its political landscape. While strides have been made towards greater gender representation, female politicians still face barriers that hinder their full participation in the country’s democratic processes. However, in an era where digital tools are shaping…
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Free State woman accused of tampering with ANC poster
Reading Time: < 1 minute Free State police are investigating a case where an elderly woman is accused of tampering with African National Congress (ANC) election posters reportedly in Sasolburg. Police spokesperson Motantsi Makhele says once statements are obtained the matter will be referred to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to decide on the…
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Malema vows to provide two meals to school learners in Esikhawini
Reading Time: < 1 minute Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has promised residents in Esikhawini, KwaZulu-Natal, that should the party come into power, then school learners under the school feeding scheme will be served two meals instead of one. Malema made the comments when he addressed the community at the Esikhawini TVET College…
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Steenhuisen promises 2 million jobs if voted into power
Reading Time: 2 minutes Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has promised 2 million jobs if the party is voted into government after the May polls. On Tuesday, Statistics South Africa revealed that unemployment increased to 32.9%. The leader of the official opposition says unemployment leads to other social ills that bedevil society. He was…
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DA leader laments public healthcare system amid NHI
Reading Time: < 1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has lamented the public healthcare system in the country. He promises better healthcare should the DA be voted into power but says it would not be through the National Health Insurance Bill (NHI). President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday signed the NHI Bill into law. …
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South Africans abroad head to the polls on Friday
Reading Time: 2 minutes South Africans in nine of the 111 foreign missions across the world are set to cast their votes on Friday (May 17). According to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), voting will take place in Algiers, Amman, Cairo, Damascus, Kuwait City, Jeddah, Ramallah, Riyadh, and Tehran respectively. Voting stations are…
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Mabuza urges Gauteng to support Lesufi’s vision for prosperity
Reading Time: 2 minutes The former African National Congress (ANC) deputy president David Mabuza has urged the people of Gauteng to support his party’s provincial chair and premier candidate Panyaza Lesufi’s efforts to make Gauteng a safe and good province to work in. Mabuza and other party veterans including Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe and Tokyo…
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ConCourt to hear IEC’s appeal on MK ruling
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Constitutional Court will on Friday hear the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) appeal against the order of the Electoral Court that allows the former president Jacob Zuma to remain on the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party’s candidates’ list. The Electoral Court had dismissed the commission’s disqualification of Zuma following an objection…
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Live | ConCourt hears IEC vs Electoral Court over Zuma’s candidacy
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Constitutional Court hears the Electoral Court’s appeal against the order of the Electoral Court that allows the former president Jacob Zuma to remain on the Umkhonto Wesizwe party’s candidates’ list. Livestream:
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Three parties excluded from 2024 ballot, ConCourt rules
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Constitutional Court has ruled that three parties will be excluded from the ballot paper of the 2024 elections. They are the newly formed Labour Party, the Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats and the African Congress for Transformation (ACT). This comes after the three political parties appealed to the Constitutional…