# Die Instituut vir Rasseverhoudinge sê Suid-Afrika moet sy plaaslike regeringstelsel ingrypend heroorweeg, want dieselfde benadering vir alle munisipaliteite is nie meer doeltreffend nie. Hy sê munisipaliteite verskil heelwat wat betref ekonomiese grondslag, hulle vermoë om inkomste in te win, infrastruktuurbehoeftes en funksies wat hul kan verrig. Die instituut se woordvoerder Terence Corrigan sê ‘n […]
# Die Verkiesingskommissie sê die ANC moet aanspreeklikheid aanvaar nadat sy kandidatelyste vir ses munisipaliteite nie betyds ingedien is nie. Die ANC voer in sy aansoek in die Verkiesingshof aan die kandidaatbesonderhede is voor die sperdatum op die OVK se stelsel vasgelê, maar tegniese probleme het sy administrasie verhinder om die finale indiening te voltooi. […]
# The Institute of Race Relations says South Africa needs to radically rethink its local government system, as the one-size-fits-all approach isn’ts effective anymore. It argues municipalities differ enormously in their economic foundation, institutional capacity, revenue-raising potential, infrastructure needs and the functions they are capable of performing. IRR’s Terence Corrigan says a revised system has […]
# The Electoral Commission says the ANC must shoulder the responsibility for failing to submit its candidate lists for six municipalities on time. In its Electoral Court application, the ANC contends candidate information was captured and uploaded to the IEC’s system before the deadline, but technical problems prevented its administration from completing the final submissions. […]
# Die minister van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Velenkosini Hlabisa, sê die interministeriële komitee vir 2026 se munisipale verkiesing verskerp voorbereidings vir die November-verkiesing. Hy het die komitee ontmoet om vordering te bepaal, samewerking te versterk en die nodige voorbereidings te tref vir die werk wat voorlê. Altesaam 546 geregistreerde partye sal aan die […]
# Die ANC se sekretaris-generaal, Fikile Mbalula, het beklemtoon dat hulle nie die Verkiesingskommissie gunste vra nie, maar hof toe gaan oor wettige feite. Die party het die Kieshof genader en daag die kommissie uit omdat sommige van sy kandidate nie voor die sperdatum op die kommissie se stelsel vasgelê is nie. Die party sê […]
# Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, says the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Local Government Elections 2026 is intensifying preparations for the November elections. He met with the committee to assess progress, strengthen coordination and make the necessary preparations for the work ahead. A total of 546 registered parties will contest the elections. […]
# ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has emphasised that they are not asking the Electoral Commission for favours, but are going to court to establish facts of law. The party has approached the Electoral Court, challenging the IEC on why some of its candidates were not captured by the commission before the deadline. The party claimed […]
# Die ANC in KwaZulu-Natal sê tegniese probleme het sy kandidaatlyste in drie munisipaliteite geraak voor November se plaaslike regeringsverkiesing. Die koördineerder van die provinsiale taakspan, James Nxumalo, sê in eThekwini en Ray Nkonyeni is sekere kandidate in die verkeerde wyke gelys en daar was ook gevalle van herhalings en omruilings. Provinsiale sameroeper Mike Mabuyakhulu […]
