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  1. R13...

    JUST IN | Ramaphosa announces date for local government elections

    https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/just-in-ramaphosa-announces-date-for-local-government-elections-20210421
  2. Wasabee!

    Day 1: Final Voter Registration Weekend for 2019 Elections

    http://www.elections.org.za/content/About-Us/IEC-Events/Day-1--Final-Voter-Registration-Weekend-for-2019-Elections/
  3. Eniigma

    Cope's Lekota to introduce bill to allow independents to run for Parliament

    More here: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/copes-lekota-to-introduce-bill-to-allow-independents-to-run-for-parliament-20181213
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    The 'clever blacks' have spoken - ANC's Phosa

    From News24.com http://www.news24.com/Elections/Live/live-final-results-trickle-in-for-lge2016-20160805 "Treasurer-general of the ANC Matthews Phosa meanwhile has said the ANC needs to accept that many young, black voters moved over to the DA these local elections. “The masses are not...
  5. MickeyD

    How to vote (on the day)

    Welcome to my guide to the voting process. 1: Obviously you must be registered to vote. 2: Find your correct voting station. You can check here: https://www.elections.org.za/content/For-voters/My-voter-registration-details/ 3: The voting stations are open from 7am to 7pm on Wednesday, 3...
  6. Kevin Lancaster

    South African local government elections – time frame announced

    South African local government elections – time frame announced The local government elections will be held within three months after 18 May, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday.
  7. Kevin Lancaster

    Africa’s first electronic voting praised

    Africa’s first electronic voting praised A parliamentary observer mission lauded Namibia on Sunday for introducing electronic voting on the African continent
  8. B

    DA: Buses stoned in Joburg

    Will elections be really free and fair? How much of this intimidation do we not hear about? "Johannesburg - Three buses carrying DA supporters were stoned, two of them severely, in Alexandra and near the FNB Stadium in Soweto on Sunday, the party said. Gauteng police and Johannesburg metro...
  9. LazyLion

    ANC Volunteers campaign in Midvaal

    The ANC in Gauteng will send 6000 volunteers to Sicelo in Midvaal on Sunday to campaign for the 2014 elections. "The volunteer campaign is aimed at mobilising residents of Midvaal to ensure that we remove the DA-controlled municipality," provincial spokesman Dumisa Ntuli said in a statement...
  10. LazyLion

    By-Elections: IFP Takes Mpuma Ward Seat from the ANC

    The IFP has narrowly won a ward seat from the ANC in Albert Luthuli (Elukwatini/Carolina) municipality in a Mpumalanga by-election, Independent Electoral Commission results showed on Thursday. Inkatha Freedom Party candidate Thembinkosi William Zulu took 393 votes against African National...
  11. LazyLion

    By-Elections under way in Four Provinces

    Municipal ward by-elections were underway in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, the Northern Cape, and the Western Cape on Wednesday, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said. A total of six wards were being contested by 18 candidates representing six political parties, and three independent...
  12. LazyLion

    Mugabe signs new constitution into law

    President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday signed Zimbabwe's new constitution into law, clearing the path to crucial elections later this year. The long-time ruler inked the document two months after it was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum. Source : Sapa-AFP /pk/hdw/jk Date : 22...
  13. LazyLion

    ANC Launches Cellphone App

    The Western Cape ANC has launched a cellphone application to communicate with the province's youth ahead of next year's elections, The Cape Argus reported on Wednesday. "We live in a society where, to reach the youth, social media platforms are most effective," African National Congress...
  14. LazyLion

    Free State ANC denies using poor whites as puppets

    The Free State ANC has denied used poor whites as puppets to attract votes in next year's elections, it was reported on Tuesday. The Volksblad reported that more than 100 poor whites were given front row seats at the African National Congress's recent elective conference in the Free State...
  15. LazyLion

    The Agang Political Party Thread

    Banking executive Nkosinathi Solomon has been appointed campaign director for the party political platform, Agang, it said on Monday. Agang leader Mamphela Ramphele said in a statement Solomon's appointment would come into effect on June 1. "We are thrilled that Nkosinathi is coming on...
  16. LazyLion

    Tshwane Contest Names Decision

    The Tshwane metro is seeking leave to appeal a court order instructing it to restore the city's old street names, it was reported on Friday. It filed papers in High Court in Pretoria applying for leave to appeal the order granted by Judge Bill Prinsloo in April, the Pretoria News reported...
  17. LazyLion

    Two-Thirds Majority Unhealthy: Zille

    One party taking a two thirds majority at elections is unhealthy for a Constitutional democracy, DA leader Helen Zille said on Monday. "That is absolutely wrong in a constitutional democracy because it gives a party the right to mess with the Constitution, and we think that is entirely...
  18. LazyLion

    Pieter Dirk-Uys Launches Political Movement

    Performer Pieter Dirk-Uys launched a political "movement" on Friday morning to unite those seeking an alternative democracy in the country. Speaking as a citizen, not as a satirist, he said South Africa's Democratic National Alternative (SA-Dna) was a concept he wanted smaller political parties...
  19. LazyLion

    DA Criticised at Workers' Day Rallies

    Criticism of the Democratic Alliance (DA) dominated speeches delivered by political parties and union leaders at Workers' Day rallies across the country on Wednesday. Speaking at a rally in Sharpeville, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said the DA was synonymous with oppression and was never...
  20. LazyLion

    Cronin Warns on DA and AMCU

    Workers needed to be wary of vigilante trade unions and the DA's attempts to rebrand itself, Deputy Public Works Minister Jeremy Cronin said on Wednesday. He said the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) was a vigilante union that had been formed by ill-disciplined former...
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