The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has defended the use of a coin toss to break electoral deadlocks, while acknowledging that the practice remains controversial. The commission has also committed to considering suggestions from South Africans as part of its ongoing review of electoral systems and procedures. Speaking at a media briefing at the IEC’s Centurion headquarters on Friday, following last week’s local government elections, the commission said it reviews lessons after every election but stressed that the coin…
The Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Councillor Dada Morero, will today attend the memorial service of DJ Warras, popularly known as “Shady Lurker”, born Warrick Stock, to honour his life, legacy, and the impact he made on the creative and music communities.DJ Warras was short and in Mashalltown on Tuesday, it is believed he was facilitating an eviction in highjacked building that his security company was guarding. The memorial service will take place at The Galleria (M1 Place, 10 Eastern Service…
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has revealed that preliminary mid-term review figures in the first half of December, show that early road fatalities have declined compared to the same period last year.Creecy was briefing the media in Cape Town, on the preliminary report of the 365 Days Arrive Alive Road Safety Campaign for the 2025 festive season,“The number of fatal crashes last year this time is 545 as compared to the 431 we have seen this year.The fatal crashes took 638…
Donovan Moodley, the man convicted of the 2004 abduction, extortion and murder of university student Leigh Matthews, will remain in prison after Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald today rejected a parole recommendation. The National Council for Correctional Services (NCCS) advised against releasing Moodley at this stage, overturning a September 2025 decision by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board that had favoured his placement on parole. In a statement released this afternoon, the Department of Correctional Services said Moodley must now…