Democracy in Action: Is the Relationship Between Communities & Municipalities Tarnished?
Do municipalities indeed have a relationship with their communities; or do they still have a long way to go before…
Category: Elections 2021
Voter Apathy – Politics Ignores Youth
The past voter registration weekend has been hailed by the Independent Electoral Commission as a success. The IEC based this…
ANC Finances and Ability to Govern Questioned
The ANC’s staff are becoming increasingly frustrated with the party’s poor financial management. The party is already struggling to pay…
Applications for Special Voting Open
South Africans who are unable to cast their votes on November 1 – the day of the municipal elections –…
Dwindling Voter Numbers a Worry
The legitimacy of election outcomes loses quality when fewer people participate. Department of Political Science at Stellenbosch University, Dr Collette…
Civil Society in Action Assessing Community Relationships with Municipalities
In the first edition of Civil Society in Action, we discuss the role of municipalities in ensuring that the public’s…
Democracy in Action: What is the Role of a Municipality?
What makes up a municipality and what is its function? This is the question we explore in this edition of…
Voter Registration Weekend Success
Just over 402 000 youth in the 16-29 age group have registered to vote in the upcoming local government elections.…
Home Affairs Open for Voter Registration Weekend
As voter registration weekend draws closer, the Department of Home Affairs says that it will do its part to ensure…
IEC Ready for Voter Registration Weekend
Some 23 000 centres will be activated for this weekend’s voter registration for the upcoming municipal elections. For the first…
Muslims’ Duty to Participate in Elections
The South Muslim Network (SAMNET) is urging all citizens to register to vote in the upcoming municipal elections, and has…
Army may be Deployed for Elections – Cele
The army may need to be deployed for the upcoming local government elections in some areas. Police Minister Bheki Cele…
SAMNET: Voting is Public Service
Muslims have a duty to be fully active in improving society. The South African Muslim Network says that one way…
Most Parties Still Fail to Disclose Funding Sources
A total of 502 political parties haven’t disclosed their funders to the Independent Electoral Commission(IEC), with the EFF amongst the…
EFF: Nothing to Declare
The Economic Freedom Fighters claim that they did not declare their donors to the IEC, because they did not receive…
Voter Registration Weekend: Sept 18-19
Minister of Cooperative Governance Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has been alerted to the IEC’s preferred date for the municipal elections to take…
Concourt Rules Polls to go Ahead this Year
The Constitutional Court has declared that Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s proclamation of October 27 as the municipal elections date…
Municipal Polls: 944 Independents Contesting
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)’s local offices are tallying the manual municipal candidate submissions, which will conclude by the end…
DA, Good Announce CT Mayoral Candidates
The Democratic Alliance has announced Geordin Hill-Lewis as its candidate for Cape Town mayor. The party announced its mayoral candidates…
Deadline for Election Candidate List Extended
The deadline for political party and independent candidates to register for the municipal elections has been extended to 9pm. To…