Election News
One political party reveals a donation but others are unwilling to go public
By: News24Wire 23rd April 2019 Even though political parties have been preaching transparency, most parties remain unwilling to declare their funders to the electorate... →
Court bid to allow independent candidates in 2019 elections fails
By: News24Wire 18th April 2019 An application to have South Africa's electoral laws amended before the May 8 elections to expressly allow independent candidates to stand in the... →
We will not be cajoled – ANC denies Ramaphosa will debate against Maimane 
By: News24Wire 17th April 2019 The African National Congress has denied that President Cyril Ramaphosa and Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane will participate in a debate... →
Archbishop Makgoba calls on parties to 'tone down' election rhetoric
By: African News Agency 17th April 2019 Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has called on political parties to "tone down" election rhetoric, which in some cases has escalated to "character... →
KZN IEC ready for elections, urges S Africans to vote 
By: Sane Dhlamini 15th April 2019 It’s all systems go for the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) ahead of the May 8 national election, and South Africans are... →
DA wants EFF, Cape Party, GOOD posters replaced in the Western Cape
By: News24Wire 12th April 2019 The Democratic Alliance wants the Economic Freedom Fighters, GOOD, African Christian Democratic Party and Cape Party's election posters removed and... →
'No shutdown will infringe on anyone’s right to vote' – Cele
By: News24Wire 12th April 2019 Police Minister Bheki Cele wants to assure South Africans that shutdowns will not infringe on any citizen's right to vote in the May 2019... →
ANC, DA the only winners in by-elections
By: News24Wire 11th April 2019 The African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance were the only winners in Wednesday's by-elections. The ANC retained six seats, won one... →
