Former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke says local government elections scheduled for October 27 this year will not be free and fair under Covid-19 conditions. As a result, they must be postponed to February next year. Handing over…
The Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that the Electoral Act was unconstitutional — opening the door for independent candidates to stand for national and provincial elections in SA. The application, challenging the constitutionality…
Netflix’s The Great Hack, 2019: “Nobody wants to admit that propaganda works because to do so is to admit our own susceptibility to it.” March 17 2018 was the day the mask finally slipped off the face of Silicon Valley. On this day, UK…
In just a week, the country takes part in one of the most important rituals of any democratic society: elections. Some people are even saying these are going to be the most important elections since 1994. Whether or not that’s true,…
South Africans will get to choose from a record 48 parties for the national elections on May 8. The Independent Electoral Commissions’s (IEC) chief electoral officer, Sy Mamabolo, announced on Wednesday that there are 19 more political…
By Sipho Mabena The Independent Electoral Commission has launched a massive online campaign to confirm and collect addresses of 26-million voters for a credible voters’ roll in time for the 2019 national elections. This after the bruising…
•Intervention beyond charity needed – SACC ‘We want this campaign to bring unity and give hope’ HUNDREDS of people gathered together on Sunday afternoon in the City Hall to pray for reconciliation, restoration and anchoring of democracy…