President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged registered voters to turn out in their numbers and participate in the 2026 Local Government Elections, saying citizens have a responsibility to determine the future of their municipalities and the country. Ramaphosa and First Lady Dr Tshepo Motsepe cast their ballots at Hyde Park High School in Sandton on Wednesday, where the president arrived with his family. It was the first time Ramaphosa voted at the Hyde Park voting station. He has traditionally cast his…

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party is mourning the killing of its KwaZulu-Natal regional organiser, Lastborn Shazi, who was shot dead at his residence in the Umzumbe area on Monday night, raising fresh concerns about political violence days before South Africans head to the polls. The party’s provincial spokesperson, Mkhuseli Mlengane, told media that there were no leads in the case. Shazi’s killing comes as political parties intensify their campaigns ahead of Wednesday’s local government elections, with KwaZulu-Natal once again facing…

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has axed its Secretary-General, Sibonelo Nomvalo, less than two weeks before the local government elections, citing concerns over councillor selection, alleged internal factionalism and other organisational matters. Nomvalo, who was appointed secretary-general in March, is the seventh person to hold the position since the party was established in 2023. The party announced his removal in a statement issued by the Office of the President on Thursday, October 22, saying the changes took immediate effect, subject…

A 46-year-old man accused of gunning down four people and injuring three others as African National Congress (ANC) supporters returned from a memorial service in Katlehong North appeared in the Palmridge Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. Fani Sibeko faces four counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder following the deadly shooting on Tuesday, 13 October, which claimed the lives of four young people aged between 21 and 27. He is also charged with discharging a firearm in a public…

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is assessing the implications of Thursday’s Constitutional Court ruling in favour of the African National Congress (ANC), as questions mount over whether the decision could disrupt preparations for the November 4 local government elections. The commission has accepted the court’s judgment and committed to implementing its order, but has yet to outline how it will accommodate the affected ANC candidates whose nominations were at the centre of the dispute. The ruling overturns the…

The ANC has secured a major political victory after the Constitutional Court overturned an Electoral Court decision that excluded 181 of its candidates from contesting the November 4 local government elections, prompting an emotional reaction from party secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. In a majority judgment delivered by Justice Nathi Mathopo, the apex court granted the ANC leave to appeal and upheld its appeal, directing the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to include the affected party lists and ward candidate nominations…

The ANC has condemned the killing of four young people in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, as questions mount over Afrika Mayibuye Movement’s handling of allegations that the suspect in custody is one of its members. The death toll from the shooting in Sophangisa Street rose to four after two more victims succumbed to their injuries in hospital. Five other people, aged between 12 and 27, were wounded when a gunman allegedly opened fire on a group returning from a memorial service for…

The death toll from the Katlehong North shooting has risen to four after two more victims succumbed to their injuries in hospital, following an attack that targeted a group returning from a memorial service for slain ANC and ANC Youth League leader Jeanette Magugu. The shooting, which occurred in Sophangisa Street on Monday evening, October 13, initially claimed the lives of two young men, aged 23 and 21. Five other people, aged between 12 and 27, were wounded when a…

An alleged Afrika Mayibuye member and candidate councillor has been arrested after a shooting that left two ANC Youth League (ANCYL) members dead and five other people injured in Katlehong North on Tuesday evening. The suspect, identified as Fani Sibeko, allegedly opened fire on a group returning from a memorial service for slain ANC and ANC Youth League leader Jeanette Magugu at Mogobeng Primary School. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), the shooting occurred in Sophangisa Street at…

The Jacob Zuma Foundation has called on the Presidency and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure to ensure that government policies governing former presidents are fully implemented, raising concerns about the maintenance and security of former president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla residence. The call comes as Zuma, 84, recovers at a private hospital in Pietermaritzburg, where he was admitted last week for medical treatment. The foundation has appealed for greater attention to Zuma’s welfare, alleging that his residence in KwaZulu-Natal…