# Government is preparing new guidelines to guide coalition negotiations and arrangements following the 2026 Local Government Elections. The guidelines are aimed at promoting political stability and ensuring that disagreements between coalition partners do not disrupt service delivery in municipalities. Government Deputy Spokesperson William Baloyi says the guidelines, which will be released through the Department […]
# Electoral Commission chairperson Mosotho Moepya says the Commission plans to announce the final results of the 2026 Local Government Elections at six o’clock tonight. Speaking in Midrand, Johannesburg, Moepya reaffirmed the IEC’s commitment to ensuring a transparent, credible and fair electoral process. He says the announcement will bring the election results process to a […]
The Electoral Commission of South Africa has received 197 objections following the processing of results for the 2026 Local Government Elections. IEC Chairperson Mosotho Moepya says of these, 54 have been dismissed, eight withdrawn, while two have been upheld. Addressing the media in Midrand, Johannesburg, Moepya says recounts have been ordered in five wards, with […]
# Die regering het die 15,9-miljoen Suid-Afrikaners geloof wat in die 2026-plaaslikeregeringsverkiesing gestem het, veral jongmense wat aan die demokratiese proses deelgeneem het. Die regering se adjunkwoordvoerder, William Baloyi, het die verwagte stempersentasie as ‘n belangrike mylpaal in die land se demokratiese ontwikkeling beskryf. Hoewel die Verkiesingskommissie nog nie die amptelike syfers oor die stempersentasie […]
# Die Verkiesingskommissie sê 98-persent van die uitslae van die 2026-plaaslikeregeringsverkiesing was teen die middel van die oggend reeds ingevoer. Die Kommissie verwag om die proses vanmiddag te voltooi. Dit bring die land nader aan die afhandeling van die proses, met die oorblywende uitslae wat nog verwerk en geverifieer word. Die OVK sal waarskynlik verdere […]
# Die SAKP vra die regering om onmiddellik alle handelskonsessies en -reëlings te hersien wat aan Amerika toegestaan is ingevolge die Wet op Groei en Geleenthede in Afrika. Dit volg na die Amerikaanse administrasie se besluit om Suid-Afrika vanaf Januarie 2027 van AGOA uit te sluit. Die SAKP sê die hersiening moet tariefkwotas, handelsvoorkeure en […]
# The Electoral Commission says 98 -percent of the 2026 local government election results have been captured by mid-morning. The Commission is expecting to finalise the capturing of results this afternoon. The latest update brings the country closer to the completion of the vote-counting process, with outstanding results still undergoing processing and verification. The IEC […]
# Die werkersvakbond GIWUSA het ‘n aansoek deur Rustenburg Platinum Mines, ‘n filiaal van Valterra Platinum, sterk gekritiseer, wat vrystellings van verskeie bepalings van die Wet op Basiese Diensvoorwaardes versoek. Die president van GIWUSA, Mametlwe Sebei, sê die aansoek, wat by die Departement van Indiensneming en Arbeid ingedien is, kan fundamentele werkplekbeskerming vir mynwerkers in […]
# Government has commended the 15.9 million South Africans who participated in the 2026 Local Government Elections, particularly young people who took part in the democratic process. Government deputy spokesperson William Baloyi has described the reported turnout as an important milestone in the country’s democratic development. While the Electoral Commission is still to provide the […]
