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The ANC suffered a crushing electoral defeat, shedding 15 percentage points in five years in local government elections. News24’s data investigation tracks where the support went.
Alcohol, Mandrax, and tik featured among the deadly cocktail ingredients found in stabbing murder victims in parts of Cape Town.
The Presidency is moving to establish a commission to centralise oversight of state-owned enterprises, after quietly withdrawing a bill in September that would have incrementally incorporated these into a central holding company.
Tailored suits, designer heels, and embraces in the dock characterised the scene when alleged gang boss Ralph Stanfield and his wife, Nicole Johnson, reunited in the Western Cape High Court with 12 others for their trial on gang-related allegations dating back years.
Most of SA’s fee-paying public and independent schools plan to hike fees by 5% to 10% in 2027 to keep up with rising operating costs.
Dr Trevor Hovelmeier made history by winning the National Scrabble Championship for the tenth time. He is battling stage 4 colon cancer that has spread to his liver.
The big wins, losses, swings, and upsets, ward by ward. News24’s Vote Shift compares the 2026 count with 2011, 2016, and 2021. Search for your ward to see what changed, or explore the biggest shifts. The results are provisional until the IEC declares them, and we update them throughout the day.
An electoral quirk gave parties outright control of seven councils in November’s local elections – without a majority of the vote. In 33 councils, the overhang swelled one party’s seat count beyond what voters awarded it, at the expense of the other parties. The ANC benefited most.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said his chest rose with pride when he was told that South Africa’s democracy was remarkable.
A week after Malesela Teffo was jailed for contempt, Deputy Chief Justice Dunstan Mlambo dismissed his misconduct complaint against Senzo Meyiwa trial judge Tshifhiwa Maumela, finding no evidence to support his claims of a conspiracy to sabotage the trial.