# Political analyst professor Piet Croucamp believes the DA needs to change its messaging to grow its support and gain an outright lead over the ANC. While the DA maintains an outright majority in its stronghold of Cape Town, it has traditionally struggled to capture a substantial share of the black working-class and rural vote […]
# Die politieke ontleder, professor Piet Croucamp, meen die DA sal sy boodskap aan kiesers moet aanpas indien die party sy steun wil uitbrei en die ANC wil verbygesteek. Die DA behou ‘n volstrekte meerderheid in sy vesting Kaapstad maar sukkel om sterk steun te werf onder swart werkersklaskiesers en kiesers in landelike gebiede. Croucamp […]
# Die onafhanklike data-ontleder Michael O’Donovan voorspel ‘n rekord-lae kiesersopkoms in die plaaslikeregeringsverkiesing en verwag minder as die helfte van die geregistreerde kiesers sal deelneem. Altesaam 29-miljoen Suid-Afrikaners is geregistreer om te stem. Hy sê dit word al hoe moeiliker om ‘n party te kies, aangesien stempatrone verander het. O’Donovan neem Johannesburg as voorbeeld en […]
# Die Nelson Mandela-kinderfonds, in vennootskap met die Departement van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling, het Kindermaand 2026 van stapel gestuur, met die tema “Veilig om te speel, vry om te floreer“. Die veldtog fokus op die voorkoming van geweld teen kinders en die versterking van kinderbeskerming in huise, skole, gemeenskappe en aanlyn omgewings. Die veldtog beklemtoon ook […]
# Die waarnemende direkteur-generaal van die Regeringskommunikasie- en Inligtingstelsel Nomonde Mnukwa, sê meer moet gedoen word om vroue tot leiersposisies te bevorder. Sy het gister ‘n paneelbespreking op die EmpowaHer-leierskapsberaad 2026 in Randburg gelei. Mnukwa sê jong vrouwe worstel steeds met uitdagings soos beperkte toegang tot vaardighede, befondsing en marktoegang. Sy voeg by verskeie regeringsprogramme […]
# IVP-ondersteuners is vandag in Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal, vir die party se laaste verkiesingsbyeenkoms. Die party se president Velenkosini Hlabisa sal die Siyanqoba-byeenkoms op die Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi-stadion toespreek, waar hy mense sal aanmoedig om leiers te verkies wat betekenisvolle verandering bring. Die party se nasionale woordvoerder, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, sê die IVP fokus op werkskepping, betroubare […]
# The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, in partnership with the Department of Social Development, has launched South Africa’s Children’s Month 2026 under the theme, “Safe to Play. Free to Thrive”. The campaign focuses on preventing violence and strengthening child protection in homes, schools, communities and online spaces. It also calls for greater accountability from institutions […]
# The Gauteng Legislature’s portfolio committee on Community Safety is calling on all political parties, their supporters and members of the public to place peace, tolerance and respect for democratic principles at the centre of the electoral process. South Africans head to the polls this week in the local government elections. Committee chairperson Bandile Masuku says […]
# South African motorists could get some relief at the pumps from Wednesday. Based on the latest available projections, petrol is expected to decrease by about 23 cents a litre and diesel by up to one-rand-70-cents. The expected price decreases follow the government’s decision to temporarily reduce the General Fuel Levy as part of measures […]
