With wet, rainy weather expected today, road users have been urged to stay vigilant as the school holidays are also in full swing.
The ANC and DA are the first to pledge voluntary co-operation with the Government of National Unity (GNU) through the signing of a Statement of Intent, which outlines certain agreements between signatories.
“We have a deal!” These were the words of Gayton McKenzie from the Patriotic Alliance signalling that the ANC struck a deal with them, the DA and the IFP to form a government of national unity
Ahead of this morning’s landmark first sitting of South Africa’s seventh democratic Parliament, EFF leader Julius Malema has promised that his party’s MPs would not seek to disrupt proceedings as in previous years.
With one day left before the 7th democratic Parliament is sworn in and the president elected, analysts believe that the uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s (MKP) boycott of the first sitting of the National Assembly won’t halt the business for the day.
George municipal manager Dr Michele Gratz has tendered her resignation amid investigations into the Victoria Street building collapse that killed 34 workers and injured many others on May 6.
Many small political parties have accepted the call by the ANC to form a Government of National Unity (GNU) after the party failed to get an outright majority in the May 29 elections.
The DA is intent on forming a Government of National Unity (GNU) with the ANC even though it has several court cases pending against the party for policies, including the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill and cadre deployment.
After threatening to derail the first sitting of the seventh Parliament through a court interdict and indicating that it would boycott the meeting, the MKP’s 58 MPs had their flights to, and accommodation in, Cape Town cancelled.
Several political parties in the Western Cape that did not get a seat in the provincial legislature held a demonstration in the city centre on Saturday, expressing their intention to boycott the election results.
The City of Cape Town said election posters had to be removed by June 8, however, yesterday DA, EFF, ActionSA and Cope posters were among those still on display in various suburbs.
Cape Town extortionists have claimed their latest victim, this time prominent Azanian People’s Organisation (Azapo) Western Cape leader Mzimkhulu Nojozi, who was gunned down near his home in Gugulethu allegedly for refusing to give in to demands.
Certain political parties refuse to wed
As the ANC seeks possible coalition partners to take on board a government of national unity (GNU), possible suitors are unwilling to be part of Cyril Ramaphosa’s bridal party, leaving the nation waiting at the proverbial alter.
Independent candidate in the general elections Zackie Achmat will take a small political break after failing to get enough votes to secure a seat in the National Assembly.
A big Cabinet shake-up is on the cards following several ministers in Parliament getting the chop on the ANC’s list of candidates to serve in the 400-member National Assembly.
While the ANC national executive committee was locked in talks yesterday, several organisations have come out against a possible coalition agreement with the DA.
Although the ANC is still the leading party with over 40% of the national vote, it fell short of the required 51% to govern on its own. And that has necessitated the formation of coalitions with a lot at stake.
Despite a warning by former president Jacob Zuma at the weekend not to release officials results, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) last night went ahead and declared the 2024 general elections free and fair.
A man who allegedly voted twice is among 10 people arrested across the province for election-related crimes since the voter registration weekend kicked-off in February.
The Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape is confident that it will hold onto power in the province, as preliminary results released by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) as at 6. 50am on Friday morning showed the blue party leading the polls.
Election wrap from across the Metro.
A voter surge in major metros in the Western Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape saw voting continue until late last night, with results expected to take slightly longer due to the magnitude of voters.
For the first time in the voting history of South Africa, voters were presented with three ballot papers instead of two. However, at some voting stations, voters complained that only one ballot box was being used instead of three.
With 137 558 registered special voters in the Western Cape, the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) said voting happened without any challenges on Monday, while police will maintain its presence at voting stations today.
