Mkhondo residents live among piles of rubbish, as illegal dumping is pervasive and the local municipality is seemingly incapable of dealing with refuse removal. Residents say they are looking to vote differently on 29 May, in hopes of a change in their situation.

South African legislators not returning to Parliament after the elections are set to cash in on subsidised medical aid, free flights and more than R20 000 for furniture removals – all bankrolled by the taxpayer.

The National Assembly has passed the controversial General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, which provides for changes to the National Strategic Intelligence Act, the Intelligence Services Act, and the Intelligence Services Oversight Act.

Various political parties on Sunday took their Easter political campaign to Richards Bay.

With just two months to go before the elections, the DA in KwaZulu-Natal says its premier candidate Chris Pappas, partnerships and party lists bode well for wooing the electorate.

The former president and his personnel are unscathed after an accident on Thursday

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appealed for prayers for the government, for peaceful polls and the IEC ahead of the May 29 elections.

Former president Jacob Zuma was involved in a car accident but suffered no injuries, it was reported on Friday morning.

DA leader John Steenhuisen’s assertion that new political parties are political mercenaries displays his arrogance – the same arrogance that has cost the official opposition dearly in past elections, say analysts.

Former president Jacob Zuma faced two major setbacks when he was ruled out of the 2024 general elections and when he suffered his sixth legal loss in his bid to privately prosecute prosecutor advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa upheld an objection against former president Jacob Zuma’s candidature in the upcoming elections.

The speaker’s attempts to stall her arrest resulted in the state revealing the damning charges she faces

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The MK Party on Thursday said it would immediately appeal the IEC’s decision to remove Jacob Zuma from its parliamentary list

The governing party has lost its battle over uMkhonto weSizwe party’s registration

The Electoral Commission of South Africa has endorsed objections to former president Jacob Zuma’s nomination to stand for parliament.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa is expected to brief the media on its decisions regarding objections to political party candidate lists on Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin briefed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa by phone on the situation in Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Thursday.

The Democratic Alliance leader says a coalition with the governing party might be the ‘least worst option to prevent the radicals from taking over’

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The Democratic Alliance leader said he respected people for getting a degree but university could not have taught him what he knows after 23 years in politics

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Deputy president Paul Mashatile is on Thursday replying to oral questions in parliament.

Lifestyle audits for all senior parliamentarians, fines of up to R45 000 for ethical breaches, and a clampdown on irresponsible social media usage.