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Record 142 072 candidates to contest 2026 local Elections, IEC says: Here's the full breakdown

File: Voters queue during the 2024 national and provincial government elections. Picture: The Citizen

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@citizen 49 minutes ago

No mercy from IEC as hundreds of election candidates miss nomination deadline

More than 2 000 candidates will not contest the November local elections after failing to submit nominations before the IEC deadline.

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@citizen 29 minutes ago

If ANC can't meet IEC deadline, how will it meet voter expectations?

IEC confirmed deadline means deadline as ANC faces consequences for missing cutoff ahead of municipal elections.

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@citizen 25 minutes ago

OPNION: Broos needs to get over himself, it's Pitso's time now

Let us not confuse improving a team with elevating South African football.

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@citizen 1 hours ago

Justice at last for dead pilot?

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy asked justice minister to open inquest into deaths of three in SACAA aircraft crash.

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@citizen 1 hours ago

Space-maxed GWM Haval Jolion Max teased ahead of market debut

As with the new generation H7, the Jolion Max will go on sale in the fourth quarter of this year.

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@citizen 1 hours ago

Krappie: All Blacks attack is unlike any I have faced before

Morné van den Berg said it had been good to experience the intensity of a Test match against the All Blacks, a side he has always admired.

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@citizen 1 hours ago

Wetter September expected before heatwaves arrive

A strengthening El Niño could make 2027 the hottest year on record, with increased heatwave risks across South Africa.

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@citizen 59 minutes ago

Actuary's winning formula for SA's best boerewors

Investment actuary Dean De Sousa has swapped numbers for the braai grid to create South Africa's 2026 Championship Boerewors.

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@citizen 59 minutes ago

TikTok's STEM surge highlights learning shift as SA battles declining maths and science scores

South Africa faces a growing crisis in STEM education despite record-high overall matric pass rates.

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@citizen 1 hours ago

Steve Biko Hospital is leading world's cancer war

Experts say South Africa can win battle against cancer with more public hospitals of Steve Biko calibre.

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@citizen 2 hours ago

Vaping is not as cool, it's harmful, addictive and damages young lungs

Perverse belief among young people that vaping or hookah is harmless needs to be urgently corrected, experts warn.

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@citizen 2 hours ago

Ramokgopa warns SA's energy future will continue to depend heavily on coal

Ramokgopa expressed concerns about the coal emission levels

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@citizen 2 hours ago

Police arrest suspect after Emzinoni man reported missing found murdered

The suspect has already appeared at the Bethal Magistrate's Court.

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@citizen 2 hours ago

Solutions need cooperation, not just spectacle of soldiers on our street

Communities demanded military deployment to fight gang violence but now appear reluctant to accept the disruption it brings.

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@citizen 4 hours ago

Couple's killers jailed for life after execution in front of their children

The NPA said the ruling "sends a clear message that those who abuse positions of trust for personal gain will face the full might of the law.

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