Category: News
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DA’s Steenhuisen calls for change in Bloemfontein
Reading Time: 2 minutes Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has reiterated the need for change during his meeting with party supporters at the Bloemfontein City Hall during the party’s Rescue South Africa Tour last night. Steenhuisen accompanied by some members of the Federal Council and the Provincial leadership told a packed city hall that…
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South Africa is a failed state: Referendum Party
Reading Time: < 1 minute The leader of the Referendum Party (PR), Phil Craig, has called for a referendum on Cape Independence. The party launched its election manifesto in the Western Cape. Craig says South Africa is a failed state. He says, “A referendum would allow us to build this first world country and ultimately…
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Tambo urges ANC to win crucial elections in tribute to his father
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dali Tambo, the son of former African National Congress (ANC) president Oliver Tambo, has urged the party to ensure a decisive victory in the upcoming elections in honour of his late father. Tambo was speaking at a wreath-laying ceremony in honour of Oliver Tambo in Ekurhuleni on Wednesday. The event was…
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Defacing or removing election posters a criminal offence, IEC warns
Reading Time: 2 minutes Defacing or illegally removing election posters is a criminal offence. The Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Western Cape says that those found committing this offence must be reported to the police. Next month, South Africa is set to hold the most contested elections since the dawn of democracy. Election posters are…
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IEC seeks appeal in ConCourt over MK party ruling
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Electoral Commission has confirmed that it has filed an application with the Constitutional Court seeking leave to appeal against the Electoral Court’s ruling in favour of the uMkhonto we Sizwe party. This is despite the fact that the Electoral Court has yet to give its reasons for ruling against the…
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MK party calls for Janet Love to resign immediate over alleged bias
Reading Time: 2 minutes The uMkhontho weSizwe (MK) party has questioned the Electoral Commission (IEC) ahead of the May elections. This follows the Electoral Commission’s appeal against the Constitutional Court’s ruling that former President Jacob Zuma can stand as the party’s candidate in the May elections. The IEC had upheld two public appeals against Zuma’s…
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BOSA takes election campaign to Durban
Reading Time: 2 minutes Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane has told people from the south of Durban, that each home should have at least one person who is employed. His visit to Wentworth, an area battling unemployment, gangsterism and poor housing, was part of a whistle stop tour in KwaZulu-Natal during BOSA’s…
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ACDP urges Platfontein residents in Northern Cape to vote for change
Reading Time: 2 minutes African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) took its election campaign to the settlement of the San people at Platfontein in Northern Cape. The party says they hope their policies, which are based on Christian values, will appeal to more voters in the May elections. The party currently does not have any representation…
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SA will stand for justice for everyone: Ramaphosa
Reading Time: 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed that South Africa will stand for justice for everyone regardless of the consequences and the criticisms. He was addressing the Muslim community of Laudium outside Pretoria, which was celebrating the end of Ramadan earlier this morning. The event was attended by Gauteng African National Congress (ANC)…
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‘IEC must appeal Electoral Court ruling favouring Zuma’
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dr Maroba Matsapola, who lodged an objection against former president Jacob Zuma to stand as a candidate for Parliament, says the Electoral Commission (IEC) should appeal the Electoral Court’s ruling. This after the Electoral Court dismissed the IEC’s decision that declared President Zuma ineligible to contest as he had a criminal…