On Tuesday, former intelligence minister, Ronnie Kasrils, and former deputy minister of health, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, launched a "Sidikiwe Vukani! (We are fed up, Wake up) Vote No" campaign, encouraging voters to either spoil their ballots or vote for small opposition parties other than the DA.
In response ANC’s spokesman Jackson ...
In Working Democracy – Perspectives on South Africa’s Parliament at 20 years, political columnist Christi van der Westhuizen takes an analytical look at a vital institution. Were the makers of the Constitution, who were also the first parliamentarians of democratic South Africa, too ambitious? Does the Democratic Alliance have ...
In Working Democracy – Perspectives on South Africa’s Parliament at 20 years, political columnist Christi van der Westhuizen takes an analytical look at a vital institution. Were the makers of the Constitution, who were also the first parliamentarians of democratic South Africa, too ambitious? Does the Democratic Alliance have ...
1) A special vote allows a registered voter, who can't vote at their voting station on Election Day to apply to vote on a predetermined day before Election Day.
2) Applications for special votes will run until Thursday 17 April 2014 between 9:00 and 17:00 at local IEC offices. A ...
The 2014 elections are about service delivery and the ability to perform and address the needs of the people. On 31 January, the IFP President, Mangosuthu Buthelezi visited the community of Mitchell’s Plain to listen to the grievances of the people. The Mitchell’s Plain community in attendance highlighted their concerns ...
The 2014 elections are about service delivery and the ability to perform and address the needs of the people. On 31 January, the IFP President, Mangosuthu Buthelezi visited the community of Mitchell’s Plain to listen to the grievances of the people. The Mitchell’s Plain community in attendance highlighted their concerns ...
On Thursday evening NGOs Ndifuna Ukuwazi (NU) and Equal Education (EE) hosted an election debate at Lookout Hill in Khayelitsha as part of their 20:20 seminar series. Chaired by EE’s Yoliswa Dwane, the panel included ANC/Cosatu’s Tony Ehrenreich, DA’s Masizole Mnqasela, EFF’s Andile Mngxitama and Agang’s Sandile Eland.
The ...
On Thursday evening NGOs Ndifuna Ukuwazi (NU) and Equal Education (EE) hosted an election debate at Lookout Hill in Khayelitsha as part of their 20:20 seminar series. Chaired by EE’s Yoliswa Dwane, the panel included ANC/Cosatu’s Tony Ehrenreich, DA’s Masizole Mnqasela, EFF’s Andile Mngxitama and Agang’s Sandile Eland.
The ...
The ANC has two constituency offices in the Khayelitsha area. People’s Assembly decided to pop into the one on the corner of Spine and Ntlazana Road to get an idea of what kinds of services it provides.
Constituency offices were set up to so that people can have direct contact ...
The ANC has two constituency offices in the Khayelitsha area. People’s Assembly decided to pop into the one on the corner of Spine and Ntlazana Road to get an idea of what kinds of services it provides.
Constituency offices were set up to so that people can have direct contact ...
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