The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has welcomed the Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) Election Satisfaction Survey (ESS), which assessed voters’ experiences and perceptions of the electoral process during the local government elections held on 4 November. The HSRC reported that an overwhelming majority of voters regarded South Africa’s 2026 Local Government Elections as free and fair, with 90% expressing confidence that the electoral procedures were free and 91% satisfied that they were fair. Speaking at the official declaration…
Hundreds of young employees hired by the Department of Home Affairs to digitise files are demanding permanent appointments, rejecting plans to outsource their work to a private company. The protest took place at the department’s offices in Pretoria, organised by pressure group Soil of Africa, led by founder Bongani Ramontja. “We are demanding that these employees be appointed permanently instead of outsourcing their work. These young people have been doing excellent work since 2022 and currently have no UIF, pension,…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi made his final appearance before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating corruption, criminal infiltration, and political interference in the criminal justice system. Mkhwanazi addressed his earlier 2025 allegation that former Police Minister Bheki Cele had sent bank account details (not in Cele’s name) via WhatsApp to controversial tenderpreneur Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, who then deposited funds. He confirmed the full retraction, explaining the error stemmed from his team’s data analysis mishap—a near-identical cellphone number mix-up…
The African National Congress (ANC) top five in the North West is expected to meet on Wednesday, where it is anticipated that a report will be presented on the state of readiness for the upcoming provincial conference, which has been deferred to a later date. The Provincial General Council had resolved that an early provincial conference be held at the end of May. ANC provincial spokesperson, Tumelo Maruping, told YOU FM Newshour that plans are under way to ensure that…