Elections 2019
Parliament review: May election brings significant change in Parly
The polls saw both the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) lose support to smaller parties such as the Economic Freedom Fighters...
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Ramaphosa criticised at WEF Africa for not capitalising on poll victory
Government representatives failed to show up for a World Economic Forum on Africa briefing as the event got under way amid clashes between police and protesters on Wednesday.
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South Africans disempowered after elections, says analyst
Political analyst Xolani Dube spoke to EWN's Clement Manyathela following the president's Cabinet announcement.
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Here are Gauteng's new MECs
A week after assuming office as Premier of Gauteng, David Makhura has announced his new Cabinet. Here are Gauteng's new MECs.
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WC ANC's alliance partners call for overhaul of PEC
The Congress of South African Trade Unions, South African Communist Party and South African National Civic Organisation said they were fed up with the in-fighting that has cursed the party.
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Ramaphosa's Cabinet, ANC poll performance on agenda at Cosatu CEC meeting
Cosatu will also take stock of issues raised by different affiliates and then table issues related to the sectors they organise, amongst other organisational issues.
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Zille: DA made big mistake falling into ANC, EFF's race-based politics
Former DA leader Helen Zille said that the notion that she also had an impact on the party's drop in support during the elections was not true.
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ANALYSIS: Ramaphosa’s Cabinet: who & what’s needed to end SA’s malaise
President Cyril Ramaphosa has to ensure that reform of critical institutions is placed first. Everything else will be compromised if this fails.
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Meet the ANC’s premier candidates
The national elections are over and that means new faces in the country’s corridors of power. This is the official list of ANC premiers, who will run the eight provinces the party secured at the polls.
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Land Party suspends its national coordinator Maxwell Mothlake
The party said after a number of transgressions and ill-discipline, it had taken a decision to suspend Mothlake with immediate effect to prevent further damage.
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Meet the ANC’s premier candidates
The national elections are over and that means new faces in the country's corridors of power. This is the official list of ANC premiers, who will run the eight provinces the party secured at the polls.
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Zuma: No person can claim he has more power than the ANC
Former President Jacob Zuma has told his supporters it’s not true that there is one leader more powerful than the ANC.
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Parties say they’re making progress with removing election posters
This form of advertising is an intricate part for campaigning during voting season, accounting for a considerable part of political parties’ budgets.
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Political parties rush to remove election posters to avoid penalties
Political parties have 14 days from voting day to remove their posters or face a fine of about R150 per day.
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Malema urges IEC to modernise voting systems to avoid future crisis
The commission on Thursday confirmed that the Statistician-General found there was a negligible risk of multiple voting during last week’s elections.
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Mpofu: EFF accepts election results despite alleged irregularities
In a statement, the IEC said that the Statistician-General's report has revealed what it calls negligible risks of double voting.
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Malema: We'll keep advocating for free movement of Africans in Africa
The red beret leader made the remarks during the party's post-election briefing in Braamfontein.
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What's lies ahead for SA's underperforming parties?
After the 2019 election votes were tallied, the outcome for 22 parties was only four-digit figures, with 13 of these parties receiving less than 5,000 votes. Do these smaller parties still have a future?
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Dlamini Zuma: Govt saving R100m on presidential inauguration ceremony
Minister in the Presidency Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said government spent over R240 million on the last inauguration.
