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Winde: Rise of populism in SA one of reasons why DA lost support
Western Cape Premier-elect Alan Winde aid he was happy with the electoral results despite a drop in support for the Democratic Alliance (DA).
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: What's needed for our new Parliament to be effective
Things have decidedly slipped since the first democratic Parliament which featured the ‘Great and the Good’ of the ANC and which worked hard to repeal 789 pieces of race-based legislation, says Judith February.
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Masutha, Davies miss out on ANC MP seats; Gigaba, Dlamini set to be sworn in
The ANC has 230 seats in Parliament, 19 fewer than before and this meant it could only take the first 108 names on its national list before filling the rest of the seats from its provincial to national lists.
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Ramaphosa under pressure to make right choices for his Cabinet
The list of candidates for the National Assembly handed to Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has given President Cyril Ramaphosa a set pool from which to choose members of his Cabinet.
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CARTOON: Time to clean up the Cabinet
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
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Mogoeng warns incoming MPs, MPLs against corruption
A total of 400 candidates have been put forward for the National Assembly while 430 will serve in the National Council of Provinces.
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Who's nominated for the National Assembly & provincial legislatures?
Here's a breakdown of the people who political parties have placed on their candidate lists for the National Assembly and provincial legislatures.
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ANC WC treasurer suspended over R1 mln Survé donation
The ANC has remained tight-lipped over claims that senior party leaders fought tooth and nail over who should manage election money.
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Ramaphosa wants to revive presidential policy and research unit
President Cyril Ramaphosa now that he had received a new mandate from voters, after the ANC's victory at the polls last week, he would make sure effective policies were implemented.
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Chief Justice Mogoeng receives MP candidate lists
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng is received the candidate lists for Members of Parliament from the IEC.
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IEC needs to improve management of election day, say CT IEC volunteers
On election day Western Cape IEC head Courtney Sampson admitted they hadn't foreseen so many voters would cast ballots at stations where they were not registered.
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Ramaphosa: My Cabinet will help grow SA's economy
The president's administration is under pressure to create jobs with the latest unemployment figures showing that over 6 million people are sitting without jobs.
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Ramaphosa in first investor meeting since ANC election win
President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend a conference by global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs in Johannesburg.
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IEC awaits full report on sample of indelible ink in double voting matter
The supposedly indelible ink was one of the security measures used to protect the voting system.
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DA to probe drop in WC support as it looks ahead to 2021 elections
DA provincial leader Bonginkosi Madikizela took full responsibility of the party's declining support.
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Lekota's days as Cope leader numbered?
Congress of the People (Cope) general secretary Papi Kganare said that while he denied the Eyewitness News report that some of the party’s leaders plan to remove Mosioua Lekota from his leadership position, he can’t say if the party still has confidence in him.
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Chief Justice Moegoeng to receive list of new MPs today
The sixth Parliament will officially begin next week and at the centre of this will be the allocation of seats to MPs based on party lists.
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IEC: Interim findings show indelible ink used during voting was faulty
Voters complained that the ink was easy to wash off after casting their ballots last Wednesday, with claims that some voters then attempted to cast more than one ballot.
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‘Worst-run elections’: IEC volunteers in CT complain of chaos on election day
While political parties were concerned about voter turnout, the IEC was worried about volunteer burnout.
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ANC, DA to receive fewer rands from IEC fund after decline in votes
The ANC and the DA, which lost 19 and five MP seats, respectively, in the National Assembly, will be getting a smaller slice of the pie this time around with the EFF and the Freedom Front Plus getting a bit more.
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DA’s Bonginkosi Madikizela takes responsibility for party’s decline in WC
The announcement made by DA Western Cape leader Bonginkosi Madikizela echoed that made by DA national leader Mmusi Maimane who accepted responsibility for the DA’s poor performance at national level.
