What is the future of South Africa’s democracy?
State Capture Commission chair, Raymond Zondo’s recommendation that South Africa moves to directly elect its president is flawed. Political analyst,…
Tag: Elections2021
ActionSA’s Coalition Talks Are At An Advanced Stage
ActionSA says its talks with political parties on possible coalitions are at an advanced stage. While ActionSA President Herman Mashaba made…
DA Loses Support in City of Cape Town
The DA has taken a knock in Cape Town as new parties make inroads. According to the municipal election results…
Councillors Told to Listen to Communities – Ramaphosa
With a record 66 hung councils emerging from the 2021 Local Government Elections, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on political…
Elected Councillors Must Be More Visible In Their Communities
Strengthening the trust between citizens and elected representatives through competence, integrity, performance, and delivery should be prioritized. This is the…
2021 Local Government Elections Declared Free & Fair
The 2021 local government elections have been declared free and fair. IEC Chairperson Glen Mashinini expressed his satisfaction with the overall…
LIVE Local Government Elections Results Announcement
The Independent Electoral Commission(IEC) is set to release the results of the Local Government Elections 2021 at 18h00 today. Watch…
Storm Brewing as Parties Consider Cape Election Re-Run
The Al-Jamaah Party’s leader, Ganief Hendricks says that the IEC in the Western Cape has harmed the country’s electoral democracy.…
Coalition Governments Are A Betrayal To Voters
Coalition governments are a betrayal to South African voters. Political analyst Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast contends that before the political elite…
Provincial IEC Accused of Failing Electorate
There’s been a call for a re-run of the municipal elections. This as members of the Democratic Independent Party and…
Minority Rule Could be Good and Bad
Minority governments are becoming more pronounced at a municipal level in South Africa. This as a growing number of citizens…
Free and Fair Elections Come at a Cost
The budget cuts that the IEC had to enforce have played a significant role in the facilitation of this year’s…
Only 12.2 Million People Voted In The Municipal Elections
Just over 12.2 million people voted in the local government elections. This figure is unprecedentedly low, considering the 26.12 million…
LIVE Elections 2021 Updates
Radio 786’s News and Current Affairs team is broadcasting live from the Western Cape IEC Results Operation Centre (ROC). With…
Zille-Cops involved in incident
Police watchdog IPID is probing a case of assault after DA Federal Council Chair Helen Zille was allegedly manhandled by…
Increasing number of eligible voters complain of being turned away
Concerns have been raised about registered voters not appearing on the voters’ roll. The latest has been reported in Ottery,…
Public Must Report Cases of Election Misinformation
The municipal elections are five hours in with people across the country and province casting their vote. However, this vote…
Study: Young voters have appetite and potential for change
It is fundamentally important for South Africans to be taught about their responsibility to engage with politics and government. This…
Municipalities must adopt food-first policy to combat poverty
Municipalities need to develop a Food First approach. This is the assertion by the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI)’s Dr.…
Bo-Kaap residents skeptical of change despite promises
Bo-Kaap residents don’t seem too convinced by the promises political parties are making to improve the culturally rich community. Being…