Elections 2024

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ANC takes early lead as national, Eastern Cape ...

The African National Congress (ANC) has taken an early lead in the Eastern Cape and national assembly as completed ...

By MANDILAKHE KWABABANA

WATCH | uMkhonto weSizwe Party confident of EC ...

New kids of the block – uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) – are confident that by close of counting they will be at the top ...

By ZIYANDA ZWENI

‘There is no doubt the ANC will emerge victorious’ — Mabuyane

Premier Oscar Mabuyane says the work done by the ANC to improve the lives of people in the Eastern Cape speaks for ...

By LULAMILE FENI, BOMIKAZI MDIYA and ANATHI WULUSHE

Voters have their say despite glitches

While voting went ahead without serious hitches and queues moved briskly for most Eastern Cape voters, Wednesday’s ...

By ZIYANDA ZWENI, ROSA-KAROO LOEWE, ASANDA NINI, SIKHO NTSHOBANE and SIVENATHI GOSA

Political leaders proud as their children cast first votes

Political leaders shared the proud moments when their children made their way to the polls to cast their votes for the ...

Eastern Cape IEC officials quit amid intimidation ...

  Intimidation of IEC staff in Ntabankulu has led to the resignation of officials at two voting stations. This is ...

By APHIWE DEKLERK

Nqaba Bhanga makes his mark for ANC

ANC member Nqaba Bhanga said his vote was for the people of Palestine when he cast his vote at the Ebongweni Primary ...

By Vuyokazi NKanjeni

Julius Malema joins long queue to vote, endorses integrity of the IEC

"Is he standing behind us," squealed an excited voter as EFF leader Julius Malema joined the snaking queue at a Seshego ...

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WATCH | Malema, McKenzie, Hill-Lewis, De Lille spotted at the polls to ...

Politicians from the ANC, DA, EFF, GOOD and the Patriotic Alliance (PA) voted in the 2024 elections across South Africa ...

By TIMESLIVE VIDEO

Protesters keep five Eastern Cape voting stations closed

Five voting stations in parts of the province remain closed. This was revealed by the Independent Electoral ...

By ZIYANDA ZWENI '
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‘I'm right, the learned friends are not’: Zuma ...

Former president Jacob Zuma had a nostalgic moment when he recorded an “address to the nation” on Thursday, promising ...

By SINESIPHO SCHRIEBER

ANC commits to basic income grant within two years of its new government

Party says several funding options will be explored, including ‘new progressive tax measures’

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ANC support grows in weeks before elections, poll shows

Support for the ANC has risen in the weeks leading up to this month's elections, a tracking poll shows, suggesting it ...

By Bhargav Acharya

Mokonyane confident of ANC victory in East Cape

As the last lap of campaigning intensifies before the polls next week, ANC first deputy secretary-general Nomvula ...

By MANDILAKHE KWABABANA

Smaller parties explain how they’ll fire up economic growth

Six smaller political parties vying for seats in parliament presented ideas on how they could grow SA’s economy by 6% ...

By MANDILAKHE KWABABANA

WATCH: How post-election coalitions and scenarios line up

Business Day TV spoke to Financial Mail features and cover editor Shirley de Villiers

By Business Day TV

Final countdown: A guide to final election rallies this weekend

The country’s three biggest political parties are holding their final campaign rallies as electioneering reaches the ...

Andisiwe Makinana
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POLL | Does the ANC deserve another chance at being sole governing party?

Is the ANC getting a vote of confidence from you next week Wednesday?

By Rethabile Radebe

Smaller parties explain how they’ll fire up economic growth

Six smaller political parties vying for seats in parliament presented ideas on how they could grow SA’s economy by 6% ...

By MANDILAKHE KWABABANA

Woman accused of removing, damaging EFF posters

The EFF in Buffalo City Metro has expressed disappointment after a handful of its posters were taken down and damaged ...

By ZIYANDA ZWENI

ANC is the only way, Mabuyane tells mourners at Dwaba funeral

The ANC is the only party the people of the country can rely on. This was a bold assertion by Eastern Cape premier ...

By ZIYANDA ZWENI

Those ‘ruining party from inside’ known to ANC, Mbalula says at ...

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has likened the ANC to a Christian song about standing firm in Jordan, saying ...

By ZIYANDA ZWENI

PAC ready to enter into coalitions after May 29

The PAC says it is ready to enter into coalition governments after the May 29 general election. In an interview with ...

By ZIYANDA ZWENI

Steenhuisen defends DA’s controversial flag-burning election advert

DA leader John Steenhuisen has stood by his party’s controversial flag-burning advertisement, saying he was “very ...

By ZIYANDA ZWENI

Dissatisfied villagers willing to make their mark for change

Several people especially the elderly in Eastern Cape communities are excited to walk to the voting stations and mark ...

By ZIYANDA ZWENI

‘We are told to vote yet we have no water’

Though infrastructure for taps to supply drinking water in Ngunduza village in Centane was completed more than a ...

By ZIYANDA ZWENI

Service delivery woes set to hit voter turnout

In the wake of the tragic accident that killed 26 people in 2020, the  government promised to fix the stretch of ...

By ZIYANDA ZWENI

MABUYANE | Achieving democratic dreams still challenging

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has admitted achieving the full vision of the Bill of Rights outlined in the ...

By Ziyanda Zweni

Listen to the people to show vision as a leader, says chief

Traditional leaders in the Eastern Cape have called for government to heed the “complex issues” raised by aggrieved ...

By Ziyanda Zweni

Voting never gets old for veteran citizens

When Zingisile  Mhlanga queued outside a voting station in East London on April 27 1994 and placed an X next to the ...

By ZIYANDA ZWENI

SA’s democracy ‘critical but stable’

South Africa celebrates 30 years of democracy on Saturday. But as the country marks many social, political and ...

By ZIYANDA ZWENI and APHIWE DEKLERK

Promises of Freedom Charter nearly met — ANC

As the country celebrates 30 years of democracy, the ruling party in the Eastern Cape believes it has almost perfected ...

By ZIYANDA ZWENI and APHIWE DEKLERK

Six Eastern Cape party leaders contesting for presidential hot seat

When the country goes to the voting booth on May 29 for the national and provincial government elections, the ...

By APHIWE DEKLERK

Ramaphosa’s jobs promise gets frosty reception

As President Cyril Ramaphosa promised five million jobs to Eastern Cape residents, hundreds of workers protested over ...

By ZIYANDA ZWENI and APHIWE DEKLERK

ANC, EFF face off in lively election debate

  The road to this year’s general elections became more interesting on Wednesday night when the ANC went ...

By APHIWE DEKLERK

IEC promises 'smooth' elections in the Eastern Cape

The Independent Electoral Commission in the Eastern Cape has moved to ensure political parties of smooth elections come ...

By APHIWE DEKLERK

Going the extra mile to make voting in Duncan ...

As millions of South Africans exercised their right to vote for the first time 30 years ago, some went above and ...

By MANDILAKHE KWABABANA

R1bn paid out in Eastern Cape land claims brings positive change for some

Despite the government having spent nearly R1bn in the last year to compensate people who were forcefully removed from ...

By MANDILAKHE KWABABANA

Middle class must do more to uplift poor, Fort Hare dialogue told

“The South African middle class has a role to uplift our people, to minimise the scourge of inequality.” This view ...

By MANDILAKHE KWABABANA

Holomisa endorses calls for National Dialogue post elections

The United Democratic Movement (UDM) Premier candidate in the Eastern Cape ,Bantu Holomisa has called for a national ...

By MANDILAKHE KWABABANA

Azapo wants provincial governments to be scrapped

Proposals to remove provincial governments and give municipalities more authority over local affairs have been made ...

By MANDILAKHE KWABABANA

Mokonyane confident of ANC victory in East Cape

As the last lap of campaigning intensifies before the polls next week, ANC first deputy secretary-general Nomvula ...

By MANDILAKHE KWABABANA

Mandela’s grandson, Mandla, not on ANC’s parliament list

While Eastern Cape traditional leaders on the ANC candidates’ list for the 2024 elections could see the number of ...

By LULAMILE FENI

Holomisa’s plans to improve state of Eastern Cape

Fixing the province’s dilapidated infrastructure and reviving abandoned firms to create job opportunities and ...

By MANDILAKHE KWABABANA

Expats set the election ball rolling

The 2024 SA general election begins this weekend as thousands of expats in more than 100 countries cast their ...

By ASANDA NINI
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Rural voters weigh frustrations vs ANC loyalty

In Nelson Mandela's hometown Qunu there has been no running water since 2016, jobs are scarce and crime is rising as ...

By Nellie Peyton and Nqobile Dludla

Health MEC brushes aside NHI detractors

Health MEC Nomakhosazana Meth hit back at detractors of the government’s National Health Insurance scheme on ...

By SIKHO NTSHOBANE

Today’s leaders neglecting the RDP of the soul — Fikeni

The current crop of political leaders in the Eastern Cape and the country are unlike the previous leaders who ushered ...

By ASANDA NINI

INSIGHT | Flag-burning — a powerful symbol of free speech

When the DA capped its campaign with an election advertisement, launched on Sunday, showing the SA flag in the ...

By Nkosikhulule Nyembezi

WATCH | Bhekisisa: Three decades and six ministers: How is SA’s healthcare ...

From struggles and scandals to feats and forward thinking, South Africa’s health system has seen it all over the past ...

By BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM

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