# The IFP is demanding a thorough and uncompromising investigation into the murder of its KwaZulu-Natal proportional representation councillor Khethelo Mdluli. He was shot at his home in Gingindlovu last week, and succumbed to his injuries in hospital on Monday. Mdluli has been the IFP’s PR councillor in the uMlalazi Municipality since 2021 and was […]
# The IFP is demanding a thorough and uncompromising investigation into the murder of its KwaZulu-Natal proportional representation councillor Khethelo Mdluli. He was shot at his home in Gingindlovu last week, and succumbed to his injuries in hospital on Monday. Mdluli has been the IFP’s PR councillor in the uMlalazi Municipality since 2021 and was […]
# The ANC has reaffirmed its full confidence in the Independent Electoral Commission and its integrity. The party maintains that technical problems with the IEC’s candidate-capture system affected a small number of its candidate entries for the local government elections. Political parties and independent candidates were required to submit their nominations by 5 pm on […]
# Die Verkiesingskommissie sê sy verslae toon geen bewyse van probleme met sy kandidaatbenoeming-stelsel op die sperdatum nie. Dit volg nadat die ANC sê tegniese foute het hom verhoed om kandidaatlyste vir verskeie munisipaliteite voor verlede Vrydag se sperdatum in te dien. Die kommissie het dit egter verwerp en gesê sy aanlyn stelsel was operasioneel. […]
# The Electoral Commission says its reports showed no evidence of a malfunction in its candidate nomination system on the deadline day. This comes as the ANC blamed technical glitches for failing to submit candidate lists for several municipalities before last Friday’s deadline. However, the commission has rejected this, saying its online system was operational. […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse hip-hop-pionier Deon “Dj Ready D” Daniels het die wedloop betree om Kaapstad se volgende burgemeester te word as lid van die People’s Movement for Change. Hy is bekend vir sy bydrae tot die Suid-Afrikaanse hip-hop-kultuur en vir die hulp wat hy verleen het om die land se DJ- en draaitafeltoneel te skep. […]
# Die Verkiesingskommissie sê meer as 142-duisend kandidate is benoem om vanjaar mee te ding vir die tien-duisend-526 setels in die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing. Dit is 43-persent meer as tydens die 2021-verkiesing, toe sowat 99-duisend benoemings ontvang is. Nagenoeg twee-derdes van die kandidate is mans, terwyl vroue ongeveer 38-persent verteenwoordig. Die voorsitter van die OVK, Mosotho […]
# Die Verkiesingskommissie sê 546 politieke partye sal op 4 November aan die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing deelneem, wat 75-persent van alle geregistreerde partye verteenwoordig. Twee-honderd-27 nasionale partye, 33 provinsiale partye, 49 metropolitaanse partye en 237 distriksvlakpartye het kandidate benoem. Die OVK se voorsitter, Mosotho Moepya, het op ‘n nuuskonferensie gesê die hoë vlak van politieke deelname […]
# The Electoral Commission says 546 political parties will contest the 4 November local government elections, representing 75-percent of all registered parties. Two-hundred-and-27 national parties, 33 provincial parties, 49 metropolitan parties and 237 district-level parties have nominated candidates. Briefing the media, IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya said the high level of political participation reflects strong interest […]
