News archive: 2019 election
Frustrated Phaahla Manoge residents demand proper roads
Limpopo - Residents of Ga-Phaahla Manoge in Fetakgomo Tubatse local municipality are demanding proper access roads in the area. Residents raised this as a burning issue during Sekhukhune FM’s election debate held on Thursday, April 25. Political parties that...
National rally for taxi industry party ATA
The Alliance for Transformation for All (ATA) holds its 2019 national election rally on Sunday April 28 at Kandahar Sports Field in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal. ATA, led by President Ntsikelelo Gaehler is a newly established political party and brain child of the taxi...
Wage roadshow a waste of time, says security officers’ party
The chairperson of the African Security Congress Sibusiso Mchunu has dismissed a roadshow by the Department of Labour that is striving to draw attention to the national minimum wage. Mchunu said the party, which organizes security officers, had been set up “because...
Extended times for voters abroad
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has extended voting hours for South Africans living abroad to ensure all have their say in the upcoming election. The decision to extend voting hours in four foreign missions is in response to a request by the South African...
Alex fire highlights lack of housing
Issues of housing have come to the fore again in Alexandra where more than ten houses were destroyed in a fire over the Easter weekend. Issues of overcrowding were at the heart of recent protests in the Johannesburg township, where residents complain that 25 years...
African Transformation Congress changes party name ahead of elections
African Transformation Movement, ATM, has confirmed it has changed its name from African Transformation Congress. ATM spokesperson Mandisa Mashiya, says the change came about after the IEC had raised concerns with the use of the term, “congress”. Many political...
Ndwedwe municipality accused of sabotaging water supply
The community of Ndwedwe has vowed to shut down the town, north of Durban, ahead of the May 8 elections. This comes after the residents have accused the local municipality of deliberately cutting off the water supply to the area in a money making scheme. Residents...
APC accuses EFF, ANC of removing posters in Alex
The African People’s Convention (APC) in Alexandra has accused the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the African National Congress (ANC) of removing APC campaign material in the community. The APC’s Thabo Mopase said he had received a tip-off from a community...
Ramaphosa visits Ladysmith
After sustained community protests, President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Ekuvukeni, outside Ladysmith, at the weekend and promised to fast track service delivery and create job opportunities. With less than three weeks to go before voting day, the president’s visit comes...
Taxi party promises safe ranks
Taxi operations came to a halt in Alexandra as taxi operators and commuters gathered in large numbers at Alex Sankapano Stadium for a meeting by the taxi industry party, the Alliance Transformation For All (ATA). This forms part of ATA’s campaign as...
How do you vote if you are homeless?
With the May 8 elections coming ever closer, what happens to the right to vote of homeless people? In this report, Bridget Lepere of Voice of Wits talks to people living on the cold streets of Johannesburg about how they view the election, and to the Independent...
When will service delivery improve, asks Vhembe FM
Vhembe FM held an election debate that gave the community of Thohoyandou, Limpopo an opportunity to hold political parties accountable for the lack of service delivery. The debate, held on Monday, 15 April, ran under the theme “Will Poor Service Delivery Come To An...