This article originally appeared as an elections newsletter by Ferial Haffajee. Here, we break down everything you need to know before the big vote. This week, we unpack the manifesto of the political party Al Jama-ah.
Economically active people between the ages of 25 and 39 constitute the highest number of road users who die while driving in South Africa, though pedestrian fatalities are the highest segment of accident victims, says transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga.
Ten days after the George building collapse tragedy, an Eastern Cape family of one of the 33 people killed collected the spirit of their loved one on Wednesday morning.Andile Magxwalisa was among the six people first identified by the Victim Identification Centre and Forensic Pathology Service.
A protracted unsuccessful bail application involving five men accused of killing popular musician Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his celebrity chef friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane was a telling precursor to their trial.
If you do not have medical aid, you will have to wait at least another four years before you can access a private healthcare facility, despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s official signing of the National Health Insurance Bill into law on Wednesday.
The UK will caution the European Court of Human Rights not to overstep its role, as Rishi Sunak’s government prepares to begin its controversial plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda.
Singapore Airlines will reward staff with a bonus payout worth almost eight months of salary, according to a person familiar with the matter, after delivering a second consecutive record annual profit.
The International Monetary Fund approved a new way for countries to channel reserve assets to multilateral development banks, part of a broader push to raise funds for challenges like climate resilience and poverty reduction.
Keir Starmer will fire the starting gun on his bid to be Labour’s first leader since Tony Blair to win a UK general election by borrowing from the totemic premier’s campaign play book: Printing the promises he wants to be judged by on cards to give voters at events, starting in Essex on Thursday.
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia, May 15 (Reuters) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico isno longer in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in an assassination attempt when leaving a government meeting on Wednesday, a government minister said.
The Constitution does not and should not prevent the democratically elected government from passing laws merely because an economically powerful minority opposes it.
Israel’s gradual deployment of troops into Rafah appears to be the start of a full-blown invasion of the southern Gazan city, and the threat to civilians and blocking of aid have increased tensions with both the European Union and Egypt.
With less than two weeks until the 29 May polls, there is more evidence that the electoral fortunes of the ANC will be under far less severe stress than was initially thought. New polling data suggest the ANC’s campaigning is having an impact.
There is little to suggest that the election will be a stable affair with blue-blazer middle-class behaviour, and that the days after the poll will return South Africa to its elusive happy place.
The opportunity of this election is that South Africans are once again being reminded that South Africa is not defined by ineffective political leaders, but rather by the spirit and tenacity of a people who continue to refuse and defy defeat.
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