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South AfricaIEC says all 23,706 voting stations ready for weekend registration drive
South AfricaIEC, MK Party meet in Nkandla as Zuma's party pursues vote-rigging case- South AfricaANC Youth League backs EFF proposal for automatic voter registrationSouth Africa's ANC Youth League on Monday endorsed a proposal by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to automatically register all citizens as voters when they turn 18, in a rare instance of cooperation between the governing party's youth wing and the opposition movement. ANCYL President Collen…February 3, 2026
- South AfricaHlabisa Confirms Local Government Election Date ConsultationsMinister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has confirmed that consultations are currently underway to determine and proclaim the local government election date for South Africa’s upcoming polls. Speaking in Centurion during the official handover of new…December 10, 2025
- South AfricaDA secures R32 million in Q1 political fundingThe Democratic Alliance received 32.2 million rand ($1.7 million) in donations during the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, representing nearly 80 percent of all declared political funding, the Electoral Commission of South Africa said on Thursday. The opposition party's largest…August 29, 2025
- PoliticsIslamic State of Africa Founder to Appeal IEC RejectionA Durban businessman, Farhad Hoomer, previously accused of terrorism-related activities and sanctioned by the United States for alleged ties to an ISIS-linked cell, has announced plans to appeal the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) decision to reject the registration of his proposed…July 14, 2025
- PoliticsIEC Blocks Islamic Party's Sharia Law BidThe Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has rejected the application of the Islamic State of Africa (ISA) to register as a political party, citing multiple procedural and public concerns. The ISA, founded by Farhad Hoomer, aimed to introduce Sharia law in South Africa. Hoomer, who has faced…July 14, 2025
