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IEC chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo is in a race to complete voter registrations.
ELECTIONS

A meagre 12 million people cast ballots as vote counting commences after 9pm

Preliminary figures from the Electoral Commission of South Africa show that approximately 12 million voters cast their ballots by 5pm in the 2026 local government elections, with…

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
2 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
Ready: The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has undertaken extensive work to create the conditions for elections that are transparent, credible and worthy of public confidence. Photo: IEC
ELECTIONS

IEC election readiness; equal to the task

Comparing election preparation to the intensity of the Soweto derby, IEC Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo outlines the systems, safeguards, and youth initiatives ensuring…

  • Sy Mamabolo
8 min read
No excuses: As the secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula is the CEO of the ANC, responsible for administration of the party and, therefore, the proverbial buck for the blunder stops with him. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

The ANC is losing its grip from within

The ANC's failure to register local government election candidates exposes deep factional paralysis and administrative incompetence under Cyril Ramaphosa's waning authority.

  • William Gumede
9 min read
As voters, we have to scrutinise policies carefully and use our voting power to force parties to address the climate crisis. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ELECTIONS

IEC adds 754 000 new voters over two registration weekends

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has significantly boosted the national voters' roll, adding 754,000 first-time voters during its June and August registration…

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
3 min read
ELECTIONS

IEC defends its VMD system as registration balloons to 2.9m

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has defended the performance of its voter registration technology after nearly three million voter registration transactions were…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read