POLITICAL PARTY CANDIDATES MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS ON 11 FEBRUARY 2026
Nine candidates from seven political parties will contest by-elections set to take place in KwaZulu Natal and the Western Cape on 11 February 2026. The nominated candidates are as follows: KWAZULU NATAL WESTERN CAPE For more information, contact IEC Spokesperson Kate Bapela on 082 600 6386 or email: spokesperson@elections.org.za [IEC WatsApp Line: 0600 88 0000]
PRE AND POST 1994 CAPE TOWN MINSTREL CARNIVAL HAS NEVER FAILED TO COLOUR STREETS IN CELEBRATION
Cape Town Minstrel Carnival or Kaapse Klopse derives from the 19th century when slaves in the Western Cape were given a day off on January 2nd. The tradition started as a form of protest to oppressive Dutch colonisation, allowing slaves to express their joy and culture. There is no present-day clarity on the key message […]
SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE AZANIAN LIONESS, MANI MOLEFE – RIP
Mani Molefe will be laid to rest in Soweto on Wednesday October 22. Mani could easily have resigned herself to live in the shadow of her sister Mmagauta Molefe. Instead, she cast her own shade. She took to community development enrolling for a six-month Ubuntu Social Development Institute (USDI) Course at Wilgespruit Fellowship Centre (WFC) […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA ARRIVES IN THE US ON A TRICKY WORKING VISIT
The Red Carpet was roll-out as South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived at the Joint Base Andrews Airport in Washington, US, for a high-stakes diplomatic visit. This working visit is aimed at mending the increasingly strained relationship between South Africa and the United States. Once considered a stable partner on the African continent, South Africa […]
STELLIES SQUATTER: A SYSTEM BENDING TO EXPLOITATION
In a scandal that has pierced the peaceful facade of SA’s wine country, Stellenbosch, a local man has been ordered by the High Court to repay nearly R1 million after years of slyly dodging rent and housing payments.Kevin Brown, once seen as an unassuming tenant, has cunningly exploited various legal loopholes for his own benefit. […]
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S MISGUIDED RANT REVEALS SA’S PERSISTENT RACIAL DIVISIONS
This week’s ill-informed rant by the US President Donald Trump is not in a vacuum. It derives its oxygen from the DA, AfriForum and their ilk who have openly cried out to the West and the US in particular to intervene in democratic South Africa’s internal affairs. Like AfriForum, the DA has played a significant […]
SACP SET TO SHAKE TRIPARTITE ALLIANCE TO THE CORE AS IT MOVES TO CONTEST ELECTIONS ALONE
SA Communist Party members converge in Gauteng’s Ekurhuleni region in what could become a watershed moment in the ANC-headed Tripartite Alliance that has governed democratic South Africa since 1994. Bilateral relations between key components of the Tripartite Alliance, the ANC and SACP, have grown so frosty the fall-out is all but an open secret. The […]