ANC takes IEC dispute to Electoral Court
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The ANC has taken its dispute with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) over candidate nominations to the Electoral Court in Bloemfontein. The party is challenging the IEC’s decision to exclude ANC members who missed the 28 August deadline for submitting candidate nominations for the upcoming local government elections. The ANC is seeking leave to appeal the IEC’s decision, which was taken on or around 1 September 2026. In its
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As pensioners across South Africa rally for bigger social grants, about 250 Mitchells Plain residents have joined the nationwide call for relief. The pensioners gathered outside the SASSA offices on Monday, 7 September 2026, saying the rising cost of living has made it increasingly difficult to survive on the current grant of R2 400 a month. The picket formed part of a national campaign by Pensioners of South Africa (POSA), calling for
The Cape of Good Hope SPCA has welcomed the convictions and sentencing of Ncubeko Hloni, widely known as the “Dunoon puppy seller”. Hlone faced charges for animal cruelty, illegally selling animals and escaping from lawful custody. The 22-year-old appeared before Magistrate Nemuhuyuni in the Cape Town Central Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 2 September 2026, after being held in custody since his re-arrest on 1 December 2025 following his escape from lawful police custody.
The family of Slade Van Der Walt, who disappeared at a beach in Strand last week, are not giving up on their search for him. The family called on friends, community members and the public to take part in a search along the coastline between Strand and Hout Bay over the weekend, in a bid to find the 22-year-old. This image has done the rounds on social media over the media,
