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In the Northern Cape, for the DA to bring the ANC below the 50% mark the governing party would need to lose more than 14% at the polls. (Skyler Reid/M&G)
ELECTIONS

DA wins back uMngeni by an increased majority, makes inroads in key KZN municipalities

The Democratic Alliance has secured a decisive victory in KwaZulu-Natal's uMngeni local municipality, retaining control with over 60% of the vote share.

  • Sandile Motha
2 min read
Promises: Parties pledge to improve municipal water and sanitation infrastructure, repair leaks. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
ELECTIONS

Fixing SA’s broken municipalities

As voters prepare to head to the polls, major political parties have unveiled competing manifestos to fix South Africa's collapsing municipalities, restore crumbling…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
  • Loyiso Sidimba
  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
  • Sheree Bega
8 min read
Msunduzi City Hall. Photo supplied
ELECTIONS

Political parties set sights on winning strategic councils in KwaZulu-Natal

Political parties are gearing up for high-stakes municipal battles in KwaZulu-Natal, with analysts predicting coalitions will determine control of major councils including…

  • Sandile Motha
3 min read
Municipal political landscape: ANC volunteers going from door to door, campaigning for the party. Photo: MY ANC
ELECTIONS

Will South Africa remain in ANC hands?

As South Africans head to the polls, the ANC faces its toughest local government test amid rising service delivery challenges, surging opposition parties, and the looming reality…

  • Marlan Padayachee
9 min read
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

Mbali Shinga to appeal against NFP court ruling

KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC Mbali Shinga will approach the Supreme Court of Appeal after the Pietermaritzburg High Court dismissed her attempt to block her expulsion…

  • Sandile Motha
3 min read
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CRIME

KwaZulu-Natal political killings: Two ANC members shot dead in Umgababa

Fears of escalating political violence have gripped KwaZulu-Natal following the fatal shooting of two ANC members during a campaign trail in Umgababa ahead of upcoming local…

  • Sandile Motha
4 min read
Lethal concoction: The combination of the ANC doing badly nationally in the November elections compared to the DA and losing ground in KwaZulu-Natal to the MK Party would probably cause such a shock in the ANC that it might plunge the party, torn apart by factional in-fighting, into freefall. Photo: My ANC
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

Ramifications of an ANC electoral decline

A potential drop in ANC support during the 2026 local government elections could fundamentally shift the balance of power within the Government of National Unity, elevating the…

  • William Gumede
7 min read
DA wannabe premiers line up
ELECTIONS

The DA is the only party that can beat the MK Party to secure the eThekwini metro, provided voters not ‘waste’ votes on smaller parties, says DA KZN chairperson

The DA has warned voters in eThekwini not to waste their ballots on small parties, arguing that only the official opposition has the numbers to prevent an MK Party takeover.

  • Sandile Motha
2 min read
CRIME

Situation turns volatile in Durban as anti-illegal immigration protesters torch several vehicles and looted shops

Violent clashes erupted in the Durban CBD between protesters and foreign nationals outside the Durban Refugee Centre, leading to torched vehicles, looted shops, and heavy police…

  • Sandile Motha
1 min read
President Jacob Zuma.
JACOB ZUMA

Zuma healthy as horse, says MK Party amid reports of frail health and hospitalisation

The MK Party has dismissed reports of former President Jacob Zuma's declining health, stating that his recent visit to a Pietermaritzburg facility was merely a routine check-up.

  • Sandile Motha
2 min read
Richmond Mayor Samora Ndlovu. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
SOUTH AFRICA

Assassination attempt of ANC KZN senior leader ignites fear in the political violence prone province

Fears of renewed political violence have flared in KwaZulu-Natal after senior ANC leader and former Richmond mayor Samora Ndlovu survived an ambush shooting along the R56.

  • Sandile Motha
3 min read
Former South African President and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party leader Jacob Zuma looks on during a press conference in Sandton, Johannesburg on August 22, 2024. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP)
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

We will retain eThekwini, says ANC after Ipsos poll puts MK Party in pole position

The ANC is confident it will retain an overwhelming majority in eThekwini during the upcoming municipal elections, brushing off an Ipsos poll that places Jacob Zuma's MK Party in…

  • Sandile Motha
2 min read