Common law wife sues her ex
The rights of partners who live together in a relationship but aren’t married came under the spotlight in the high court in Pretoria. ||| Pretoria - The rights of partners who live together in a...
View ArticleDA ahead in Joburg, Tshwane and NMB
While the ANC is ahead of other political parties in most districts, the official opposition is winning the hotly-contested metros. ||| Pretoria - While the ANC is ahead of other political parties in...
View ArticleIFP showing best performance since 2006
The Inkatha Freedom Party appears to be heading towards its best showing in municipal elections since 2006. ||| Durban - The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) on Thursday appeared to be heading towards its...
View ArticleMbeki loses contest in Butterworth
The ANC's Zolani Siyo won 60.48% of the votes in Butterworth, saying that the DA’s Madoda Mbeki gave him ‘no competition’. ||| Butterworth - ANC councillor candidate Zolani Siyo, who contested...
View ArticleElection troops cost R38m to deploy
President Jacob Zuma has confirmed that the deployment of hundreds of troops to secure the local polls cost millions. ||| Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma has confirmed to the National Assembly the...
View ArticleBitou municipality a hung council again
Uncertainty reigned in Plettenberg Bay when local government elections results revealed the Bitou Municipality had yet again become a hung council. ||| Plettenberg Bay - Uncertainty reigned in...
View ArticleANC set to demand recount in Mandela Bay
The ANC is set to ask for a recount of ballots in Nelson Mandela Bay after stacks of unsecured marked ballots were found. ||| Port Elizabeth - Stacks of unsecured marked ballot papers found at the...
View ArticleJeweller denies stealing from customers
A manufacturing jeweller from Cape Town, who is facing multiple charges that include fraud, denies that she stole jewellery from her customers. ||| Cape Town - A manufacturing jeweller facing multiple...
View ArticleThulsie twins case postponed
The case against terror-accused twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie has been postponed. ||| Johannesburg - The case against terror-accused twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie was postponed in the...
View ArticleMbete upbeat about ANC’s poll performance
ANC chairperson Baleka Mbete says the ruling party believes it has performed well at the polls, as results continue to trickle in. ||| Pretoria – As results for the August 3 local government elections...
View ArticleANC lodges dispute over Mandela Bay poll
The ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay says it has lodged a dispute with the IEC over fairness of the elections in the hotly-contested metro. ||| Port Elizabeth - The ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay says it has...
View ArticleMaimane declares victory in Nelson Mandela Bay
DA leader Mmusi Maimane opted not to wait for the IEC’s official announcement before thanking voters for giving the DA the mandate to run the metro. ||| Pretoria – Democratic Alliance Leader Mmusi...
View ArticleDA tops its 2011 performance
The final results of SA’s #Elections2016 still need to be revealed, but the DA has already performed better than it did in 2011. ||| Durban - With a quarter of the results from South Africa’s local...
View ArticleHorse-trading begins in Western Cape
Political horse-trading is set to play out in seven Western Cape municipalities where no outright winner emerged after the polls. ||| Cape Town - Political jockeying for positions is set to play out at...
View ArticleNMB results expected on Friday
The IEC says election results for the hotly-contested Nelson Mandela Bay metro will be announced at 11am on Friday. ||| Port Elizabeth - The results for the 2016 municipal elections for the...
View ArticleDA, ANC neck and neck in Johannesburg
The DA was leading the vote count in the City of Johannesburg with 41.78% on Friday morning, while the ANC was close behind with 41.75%. ||| Pretoria - The Democratic Alliance was leading the vote...
View ArticleThree murdered candidates win polls
It was an emotional victory for the families of three ANC candidates who were gunned down in KZN in the run-up to this week’s municipal elections. ||| Durban - It was a bitter-sweet, emotional victory...
View Article‘Shofer was the Station Strangler’
Two former landlords of paedophile Brian Shofer believe he was the Station Strangler. ||| Cape Town - Two former landlords of paedophile Brian Shofer believe he was the Station Strangler. Shofer hanged...
View ArticleJoburg sneaks in water hike hours after polls
Barely 24 hours after the local government elections, the City of Joburg has announced stringent level-2 water restrictions and punitive water costs. ||| Johannesburg - Barely 24 hours after the local...
View ArticleANC concedes defeat in Nelson Mandela Bay
The ANC lost the Nelson Mandela Bay metro to the DA because it failed to get its supporters out to the polls, ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu has said. ||| Pretoria - The ANC lost the Nelson Mandela Bay...
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