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ANC-EFF coalition pact for Gauteng government is a given

On the Gauteng election campaign trail, the writing on the wall for the ANC-EFF post-election agreement is straightforward.

Johannesburg , Gauteng , South-africa , Kwazulu , Eastern-cape , Bryanston , South-africans , Natal , Winnie-mandela , Queenin-masuabi , Kabelo-gwamanda , Mbuyiseni-ndlozi

Zuma's MK party and unhappy voters whack ANC to 40.2% in latest Ipsos poll

More than a third of registered South African voters say no political party truly represents their views, making for a fluid final push.

Gauteng , South-africa , Free-state , Kwazulu , Eastern-cape , Brenthurst , Mpumalanga , Kwazulu-natal , China , South-africans , Natal , South-african

🔒 FT: SA's bickering opposition fractures ahead of the national vote

In the heated prelude to South Africa's pivotal elections, the opposition's internal conflicts are intensifying.

Johannesburg , Gauteng , South-africa , Cape-town , Western-cape , Kwazulu , Eastern-cape , Natal , South-african , Ronald-lamola , David-everatt , Julius-malema

ON THE ROAD | Bullish ANC says Limpopo is 'in the bag', but some Tzaneen residents need convincing

ON THE ROAD | Bullish ANC says Limpopo is 'in the bag', but some Tzaneen residents need convincing
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South-africa , Vryburg , North-west , South-african , Jacob-zuma , Mashape-kgatle , Walter-ndlovu , Matome-mamabgere , Tzaneen , Cyril-ramaphosa , Samuel-malatja , Mk-party

Rise Mzansi upbeat over poll readiness, recruits Mark Heywood

Rise Mzansi upbeat over poll readiness, recruits Mark Heywood
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South-africa , South-africans , Mark-heywood , Richard-calland , Mabine-seabe , Brigalia-bam , Rebecca-oppenheimer , Songezo-ziba , Nominations-committee , Rise-mzansi , Independent-nominations , Professor-richard-calland

New party start-up Rise Mzansi optimistic ahead of polls

Rise Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi says they are more than ready for the upcoming elections in May and forged connections with the people.

South-africa , Tshwane , Limpopo , Atteridgeville , Gauteng , South-africans , Songezo-zibi , Richard-calland , Brigalia-bam , Mabine-seabe , Mark-heywood , Democratic-alliance

Mark Heywood joins RISE Mzansi's national campaign team

Mark Heywood joins RISE Mzansi's national campaign team
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South-africa , South-africans , Vuyiswa-ramokgopa , Mark-heywood , Roger-jardine , Electoral-commission , Constitutional-court , Change-starts-now , Independent-electoral-commission ,

We must work together to ensure that the political centre can hold

Radical action is how we hold up the centre. The path of the political reactionary is to abandon this centre, sabotage it and pick it bare.

Russia , South-africa , France , South-africans , South-african , Roger-jardine , John-steenhuisen , Marianne-merten , Ronald-lamola , Daily-maverick , Western-cape-powers-bill

Written in the stars or writing on the wall? Assessing South Africa's embattled start-up parties

Most South Africans appear to be choosing to stick with established political parties, with newer arrivals enjoying little support.

Brenthurst , Gauteng , South-africa , Kwazulu , Eastern-cape , Johannesburg , Cape-town , Western-cape , Actionsa-herman-mashaba , Cyril-ramaphosa , Jacob-zuma , Mmusi-maimane-bosa

MARIUS ROODT AND TERENCE CORRIGAN: Getting 'serious' beyond the electoral system - Business Day — Institute of Race Relations

Jonny Steinberg lamented in his most recent column that SA’s electoral system is one in which small minorities are seduced by “deeply unserious people” (“SA’s electoral system enables the crazies to bloom,” March 8). This is a serious matter indeed, and requires more reflective analysis than the “deeply unserious” rendering he gave it.

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