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ANC state capture accused not yet barred from national and provincial lists
With only a week left for political parties to submit a list of their national and provincial candidates prior to elections, the ANC electoral committee has not received any instruction to exclude members implicated in the state capture report. <
IEC says elections must go on despite complaints over party registration process
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) says the timetable set ahead of the 29 May national and provincial elections is final and has dismissed complaints from new and smaller parties about the timeline and registration requirements.
ANC expels Mervyn Dirks for cosying up to MK party
Pietermaritzburg-based ANC member of the provincial legislature (MPL) and the citys former deputy mayor, Mervyn Dirks, has become the first prominent ruling party member to be expelled for aligning himself with former president Jacob Zumas uMkhon
Electoral commission releases timetable for poll
The 2024 voters roll has closed and the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has published its timetable of deadlines for candidates and voters after President Cyril Ramaphosas recent announcement that elections will take place on 29 May. <
Makhanda students burn paper in protest against NSFAS
Students protesting over payments by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) at East Cape Midlands College in Makhanda forced staff off the campus early on Friday morning. The students had been protesting since Wednesday over N
Report finds pension grant not enough to make ends meet
A recent report by the University of Cape Town has found that the older persons grant is not sufficient for beneficiaries to make ends meet. Elena Moore and other researchers from the Family Caregiving programme , which focuses on the ca
Its okay for our people to buy beer with R350 grant, says Ramaphosa
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa quipped at the weekend that there was nothing wrong with beneficiaries of the R350 social relief of distress grant who decide to use their grants to buy beer because they are our people. Ramaphosa made the c
South African tech entrepreneur solves health problem
A huge setback for technology entrepreneur Neo Hutiri, who contracted tuberculosis after quitting his corporate job, turned out to be the catalyst that resulted in his global award-winning business in the health sector. Hutiri, an electr
2.5 million job opportunities in next five years, says Ramaphosa at ANC manifesto launch
The ANC has made job creation the focal point of its 2024 election manifesto, setting out six key priorities that it hopes will woo voters come the May 29 general election. In the manifesto launched on Saturday, the governing party promi