Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has raised concerns over a spate of politically linked violence after four people were killed during the voter registration weekend, despite what authorities described as a largely peaceful electoral process across the country. Addressing the media in Johannesburg on Monday alongside Defence Minister Angie Motshekga and senior security officials, Cachalia revealed that 12 criminal incidents were recorded nationally during the voter registration period. The incidents included four murders, five cases involving contraventions of the Electoral…

At least two political candidates were killed over the weekend during the IEC voter registration drive, raising renewed concerns about political violence ahead of upcoming elections. One of the victims has been identified as Democratic Alliance (DA) ward by-election candidate Sinovuyo Dyokwe, who was shot and killed in Dunoon, Cape Town, after returning home from a voter registration event on Saturday. Reports indicate she had spent the day assisting with voter registration before the fatal attack. The DA has since…

Political parties and non-governmental organisations have criticised National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza’s refusal to oppose the urgent application brought by President Cyril Ramaphosa to interdict the Impeachment Committee from carrying out its work. This comes despite the committee voting last week to challenge the President’s interdict application in the Western Cape High Court. The committee was established following an order of the Constitutional Court, which directed that the Independent Panel Report be referred to the Impeachment Committee for consideration in…