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By-election

ANC swats aside PAC challenge for landslide win in Eastern Cape ward

Politics

ANC swats aside PAC challenge for landslide win in Eastern Cape ward

By Wayne Sussman

ANC makes emphatic start to 2025 with easy win over EFF in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga ward

Politics

ANC makes emphatic start to 2025 with easy win over EFF in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga ward

By Wayne Sussman

Easy win for DA leaves ANC trailing in low-turnout Polokwane ward poll

Politics

Easy win for DA leaves ANC trailing in low-turnout Polokwane ward poll

By Wayne Sussman

ANC cements control of Limpopo ward, widens gap with EFF in wake of national poll shock

Politics

ANC cements control of Limpopo ward, widens gap with EFF in wake of national poll shock

By Wayne Sussman

ANC stamps authority on North West ward for energising boost in run-up to 29 May polls, MK fizzles

Politics

ANC stamps authority on North West ward for energising boost in run-up to 29 May polls, MK fizzles

By Wayne Sussman

Zuma’s MK party makes strong debut in KZN - IFP retains Vryheid ward, but ANC gains

Politics

Zuma’s MK party makes strong debut in KZN - IFP retains Vryheid ward, but ANC gains

By Wayne Sussman

ANC silences eThekwini and southern KZN critics while IFP makes pronounced gains in provincial north

Politics

ANC silences eThekwini and southern KZN critics while IFP makes pronounced gains in provincial north

By Wayne Sussman

DA retains Mangaung ward with solid win, PA snatches votes from ANC in surge to second place

Politics

DA retains Mangaung ward with solid win, PA snatches votes from ANC in surge to second place

By Wayne Sussman

ANC stumbles to victory in Eastern Cape despite UDM’s best poll showing of 2023

Politics

ANC stumbles to victory in Eastern Cape despite UDM’s best poll showing of 2023

By Wayne Sussman

Not so fine in Finetown — sewage runs in streets while residents go to the polls

South Africa

Not so fine in Finetown — sewage runs in streets while residents go to the polls

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Stellenbosch by-election highlights what voters are most concerned about: housing and safety

South Africa

Stellenbosch by-election highlights what voters are most concerned about: housing and safety

By Joel Ontong

Patriotic Alliance delivers more scares, but ANC and DA hang on to seats in Northern and Eastern Cape

Politics

Patriotic Alliance delivers more scares, but ANC and DA hang on to seats in Northern and Eastern Cape

By Wayne Sussman