Anti-Red Tape Authority Director General Sec. Ernesto V. Perez reiterated that a single valid ID is "sufficient" for transactions. "One valid ID is already sufficient. Lalo na po yung ating National ID, it's already considered a valid ID," he told Unang…
South Africans voted this week in local polls that determine which parties get to control major cities and local municipal districts that are responsible for the delivery of basic services like water, road maintenance and rubbish removal. With 76% of votes…
SOUTH AFRICA — The Democratic Alliance (DA) has begun informal outreach to other political parties as it moves to secure coalition arrangements in hung municipal councils across the country, following the conclusion of the 2026 Local Government Elections. IOL reported that DA…
The Democratic Alliance (DA) maintained its commanding lead in the City of Johannesburg on Thursday night, securing 40.98% of the vote in the historically African National Congress (ANC)-dominated municipality, while the ANC trailed at 16.47%, according to provincial election results available…
SOUTH AFRICA · LOCAL ELECTIONS Former president Jacob Zuma’s MK party has taken Richmond, a KwaZulu-Natal town council, from the African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s long-ruling party. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), which runs the vote and the…
SOUTH AFRICA · LOCAL ELECTIONS Ekurhuleni, a metro of about four million people east of Johannesburg, looks set for a coalition council after the local elections. The Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s second-largest party, leads with 32.51% against 20.91% for the African National…
SOUTH AFRICA · APARTHEID-ERA CRIMES For US readers the story matters because South Africa is a significant American trading partner. The United States Trade Representative, the US government’s trade negotiator, puts two-way goods and services trade with South Africa at an…
Jeremiah Thuynsma, ANC Western Cape provincial convenor, at the ROC in Cape Town. Picture: Jared Moorgas/EWN The African National Congress (ANC) is once again on the back foot in Western Cape municipalities, having only garnered 13% support, with 75% of the…
On Thursday, the Democratic Alliance (DA) announced that it has retained uMngeni Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in Wednesday’s local government elections with more than 60% of the vote. The announcement was made at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) by Dean…
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