... already registered online since November 2025 and urged citizens to participate fully in the process. He emphasised that the elections would give South Africans the opportunity to choose their local representatives and reaffirmed the need to respect the will of voters once ballots are cast. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) welcomed the confirmation of the election date, saying ...

... Voters across South Africa will head to the polls on November 4 for the country's latest round of local government elections, a key test of political support at the municipal level. A voter registration weekend will be held on June 20 and 21. The elections, administered by the Electoral Commission of South Africa, will determine the composition of metropolitan, district ...

... IEC Raises Alarm Over'Significant' KZN Hurdles Ahead of 2026 Polls The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is on the ground in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) this week, saying the challenges ahead of 2026's local government elections are significant, reports EWN. Chairperson Mosotho Moepya has told Parliament that although an election date has yet to be proclaimed, the commission is working ...

... Add as a preferred source on Google Pupils in the Zululand District are being urged to play an active role in South Africa's democracy as the country prepares for the upcoming local government elections in November. The call was made during a School Democracy Week closing event hosted by the Electoral Commission of South Africa at St Victor High School ...

... The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has welcomed the announcement of the date for the country's next local government elections, describing it as a key milestone in preparations for the 2026 polls. President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed Wednesday, November 4, as the date South Africans will head to the polls. The IEC said the announcement provides clarity for all ...

... Bloemfontein Courant - News you can use The Electoral Commission of South Africa has welcomed the announcement of the date for the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE), saying it provides crucial clarity for all stakeholders. Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo said the confirmed date enables the Commission to intensify its operational planning. "The announcement of the election date provides clarity ...

... Add as a preferred source on Google The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) will meet former president Jacob Zuma and leaders of the Umkhonto weSizwe Party in Nkandla on Monday as part of ongoing stakeholder engagements in KwaZulu-Natal ahead of the 2026 local government elections. The meeting is part of the Commission's broader effort to engage political parties, traditional ...

... With the first voter registration weekend scheduled for 20 and 21 June 2026, South Africa's upcoming local government elections are expected to deepen coalition politics across many of the country's metros, with the ANC facing a steep challenge in Gauteng's key battlegrounds - particularly Johannesburg. According to political analyst Professor Ntsikelelo Breakfast, the era of one-party dominance has passed. "They ...

... Coalition politics expected to dominate outcomes Neethling said there is a strong likelihood coalition politics would dominate the outcome of this year's elections, with significant variation in performance across provinces and municipalities. South Africa has already reached a point where coalitions have become a defining feature of national and local politics, and all indications are that this trend will continue, ...

... The Local Government Elections (LGE) 2026 will take place on November 4, in line with the tradition of the previous elections held in November. The last one was held in 2021. The Electoral Commission of South Africa welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Once the election date is proclaimed, eligible voters will have until midnight on that same day ...

... a long way off. In fact, despite the difficulties, South Africa's lights are coming on again after the downturn that followed the euphoria of the first democratic elections. Let's not shoot out those lights for short-term political points. Granted, there are some major differences between Zimbabwe and South Africa. The economy of the latter is much more diverse and depends ...

... Other demonstrations have demanded that foreign nationals be refused health care. Political heat has intensified in South Africa as campaigning increases for local elections in November. Ramaphosa said South Africa has "to deal decisively - and within the law - with the challenge of illegal immigration, which risks our social stability, governance and national security". "Undocumented migration places strain on ...

... municipal elections, but at this point, the most important thing is for everyone involved to keep a cool head and do what is best for the city and South Africa as a whole," says Everitt. "Johannesburg is not just another municipality. It is the economic engine room of South Africa and a major gateway for foreign investment into the country. ...

... JSE. The forgotten miner, Pan African Resources, was initially launched as a mineral exploration vehicle in 2000 and hoped to benefit from the opening up of South Africa's economy. At this time, gold mining was undergoing somewhat of a renaissance in South Africa as the democratic elections in 1994 saw money flood into the country in the hopes of a ...

... ahead of the next local government elections. CONTINUE READING: Tshwane mayor asks for five more years to restore South Africa's capital SA woman monitored after hantavirus flight Picture: Jeffrey Groeneweg / ANP / AFP A South African woman who travelled on the same flight as a hantavirus victim has returned home and is currently showing no symptoms. Health authorities said ...

... here in South Africa, then it is guaranteed that the deterioration would not have been frustrated. But we have been able to hold, fill, and keep people accountable and keep South Africa from falling over the cliff." Video| DA Federal chairperson Solly Msimanga addresses KZN provincial congress: Meanwhile, Federal Leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says the upcoming local government elections in November ...

... erode. And a concern lingers: who benefits? With local government elections this year, it may be irresistible for politicians to garner votes with promises of elephant meat. The real question now is whether South Africa is institutionalising lethal wildlife control as a normalised policy choice - serving narrow economic and political aims - rather than reserving it as an exceptional ...

... OZGER) On May 8 1996, South Africa's Constitutional Assembly adopted the country's new constitution - a moment that reverberated far beyond the halls of parliament. Many people forget that while the interim constitution was the product of political negotiations, the final constitution was truly created by the people of our country. After South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994, the ...

... are going to have local government elections in November 2026. What does this say about our elections? I would like every South African to ask himself or herself a question: Does it mean that we need to inflict pain or we need the blood of a black African child for us to have successful elections in South Africa? South Africa, ...

... vision to fix South Africa: a Private Member's Constitutional Amendment Bill to abolish deputy ministers entirely and save taxpayers an estimated R1.5 billion annually; the "Fallen Whistleblowers Bill", aimed at strengthening protections and incentives for whistleblowers exposing corruption and the looting of public funds; and the "Election Integrity Bill", designed to prevent South Africa's elections - every citizen's most powerful ...