Reading Time: 2 minutes Church leaders in KwaZulu-Natal say they will be playing their part in ensuring a peaceful election on May 29th. KwaZulu-Natal, which has the second largest number of voters after Gauteng, is said to be a highly contested province. The province is also known for its political violence with many areas being identified as hotspots. Church leaders under the KwaZulu-Natal Council of Churches (KZNCC) met with Prime Minister of the AmaZulu nation, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi in Durban. KZNCC Executive Chairperson Bishop Nkosinathi Myaka elaborates: “The main reason for the ..read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Opposition parties reacted with disappointment to Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink’s second State of the City Address (SOCA), delivered earlier today. They say Brink’s SOCA is simply a repeat of the same promises delivered a year ago. Brink highlighted various service delivery commitments that his administration, through the Tshwane multi-party coalition, is prioritising to ensure a better city for all residents. Restoring the City’s finances and improving water and electricity infrastructure are just some of the top priorities for Tshwane. The City received yet another poo ..read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Thirty-four political parties in the Northern Cape have signed the IEC Code of Conduct and pledge in Kimberley on Thursday. Twenty-four of those parties will only contest the polls provincially with a hope of getting seats in the legislature. The IEC says they hope all political parties will adhere to the rules stipulated. IEC Provincial Electoral Officer Bonolo Modise says, “We have on the ground as we speak, our municipal outreach officers making sure that the information is shared with those who would be participating for the first time and also because it is the ..read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Political parties contesting the upcoming elections in the Western Cape have signed the Electoral Code of Conduct, during an IEC event at the Dulcie September Hall, in Athlone, Cape Town. This forms part of the IEC’s mandate as the Electoral Management Body to ensure an election that is free and fair. The political contestants who signed the Code of Conduct, have committed themselves to uphold the underlying values and conduct required by the Electoral Code of Conduct and to which they publicly pledge to adhere to. The purpose of the Code of Conduct in the Electoral Act ..read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes ActionSA has vowed to speed up the in-sourcing of security guards and cleaners in the eThekwini Municipality in Durban. The party kick-started it’s four-day electioneering trail in KwaZulu-Natal. The party held a meeting with some of the security guards and cleaners who want to be in-sourced in the City of Durban. The workers say they are pinning their hopes on ActionSA to end their exploitation. They say private companies are not complying to the minimum wage. “I believe that ActionSA will be able to resolve our challenges as security guards. In Johannesburg, Herman Ma ..read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Independent candidate Anele Mda says the Electoral Commission (IEC) has let them down when it comes to voter education. Mda briefed the media today at Constitution Hill on her elections manifesto. The former COPE member says the IEC could have done more. “They have really let us down in particular ourselves as independent candidates. We have had to depend on the people who are naturally curios, who have been chasing information and we have had to dig on our own so that we ensure that our constituencies who follow our journeys are able to know what the new developme ..read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes ActionSA says municipalities need to start investing in replacing ageing water pipes to avoid losing high volumes of water. The party will today present its plans to Rand Water on averting South Africa’s looming water crisis. This comes after the Department of Water and Sanitation warned that if phase two of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is not completed on time, there could be a water shutdown. It is the largest infrastructure project between the two countries and involves the construction of tunnels and dams to divert water from the Lesotho mountains to South Af ..read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM ..read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Operation Dudula Movement has accused the Electoral Court of bias in handling its case against the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). The movement was excluded from appearing on the national ballot for failing to meet the deadline for the submission of the candidates’ list. It approached the court which has reserved judgment. This after the movement blamed the commission for what it said was a technical glitch. Depending on the judgment, Operation Dudula could approach the Constitutional Court to seek leave to appeal. Zandile Dabula, the movement’s secr ..read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Labour Party says all it wants is an opportunity to contest next month’s elections. On Monday, the Electoral Court dismissed the party’s application to review the decision of the Electoral Commission not to reopen the portal for submissions. The party has now approached the Constitutional Court to seek to set aside the electoral timetable and postpone the elections. The Labour Party’s interim executive member and President of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), Joseph Mathunjwa, says they fulfilled the necessary requirements. He, howeve ..read more