# COSATU has welcomed the revised Gross Domestic Product estimates, saying the development could have positive implications for government debt and the country’s credit ratings. COSATU’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks says the improved debt-to-GDP ratio could help strengthen South Africa’s credit ratings and potentially reduce the interest charged on government borrowing. However, Parks warns that the […]
# The MK Party has established a centralised national framework to guide its coalition negotiations following the 2026 local government elections, after securing 10-percent of the vote. Speaking during a media briefing at the Electoral Commission’s KwaZulu-Natal Results Operations Centre in Durban, party secretary-general, Dali Mpofu says coalitions are important instruments for advancing the people’s […]
# IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa says the party is satisfied with its performance in the local government elections and is ready to begin coalition negotiations. Addressing the media at the Electoral Commission’s Results Operations Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg, Hlabisa said the IFP was prepared to engage other political parties on forming coalition governments in municipalities […]
# UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says electoral disputes lodged with the Electoral Commission of South Africa are not intended to undermine the electoral process, but to safeguard its integrity. He says every vote represents the democratic choice of a citizen and must be accurately recorded. He is calling on the IEC to urgently address all […]
# Eastern Cape police have launched a manhunt for suspects following the fatal shooting of a United Democratic Movement councillor, Luxolo Namette, in Motherwell, Gqeberha. Police spokesperson, Nobuntu Gantana, says police received information about the body of a 45-year-old man found in Umnulu Street yesterday afternoon. The victim had sustained a gunshot wound to the […]
# The South African Council of Churches, the National Foundations Dialogue Initiative and the Women’s Election Mechanism for Peace have commended South Africans for upholding democracy and ensuring peaceful and orderly 2026 local government elections. The organisations deployed 619 trained and accredited election observers across all nine provinces to monitor the opening, voting, closing and […]
# A multi-country study conducted across ten African nations by ActionAid Tanzania has highlighted the importance of sustainable agriculture in strengthening food security, expanding markets and building resilience. The study covered Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, The Gambia and Malawi. The findings emphasise the need to strengthen reliable agricultural production, improve resilience […]
# The Agricultural organisation TLU SA President Henry Geldenhuys has laid a criminal complaint against MK Party Member of Parliament Andile Mngxitama in Sheepmoor, Mpumalanga. The complaint follows remarks allegedly made by Mngxitama in support of the attack on farmer Donovan Marx, during which the victim’s ears were reportedly cut off. TLU SA, Bennie van […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema has criticised former EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi for not participating in South Africa’s 2026 local government elections. Ndlozi revealed during an interview on SABC 1’s Daily Thetha that he had chosen not to vote, citing divisions among black political parties and dissatisfaction with the country’s political leadership. Responding to Ndlozi’s […]
