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Steenkamp family was not emotionally prepared for parole talks so soon 

The pain and trauma of model Reeva Steenkamp’s murder and former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius’s prison term have been dragged back into the media spotlight yet again, as it emerged that convicted murderer Pistorius’s, has qualified  for parole. The law states that a convicted prisoner are eligible for parole after serving…

9 Nov 2021 6AM 4 min

Why do political parties refuse to reflect on SA's poor voter turn out?

Eusebius invited fellow columnist and veteran journalist and editor Peter Bruce to discuss the local government election results. They explored a number of themes, including how the electoral hegemony of the ANC has been dislodged and what the political implications are. They also discussed the realities facing the DA and…

8 Nov 2021 7AM 3 min

Rosemary Nomia Ndlovu handed six life sentences

Serial killer Rosemary Nomia Ndlovu was sentenced to six terms of life imprisonment in the Johannesburg High Court sitting in Palm Ridge on November 5. The pre-sentencing proceedings saw several witnesses take the stand including distraught relatives of Nldovu’s victims.

5 Nov 2021 10AM 4 min

Rap's MVP Big Zulu on the joys of spinning

Come spinning with Big Zulu they said. No, not on a stationary bike in a gym with a trainer whooping and fist pumping. But rather -spinning - as in somewhere in the peri-urban hinterland outside Joburg, at the Lido Conference Centre no less. Where you take your clapped out 80s…

5 Nov 2021 9AM 2 min

'We all want the same thing': Ramaphosa urges parties to work together

“If we are to make this a new and better era, we, as leaders, must put aside our differences and work together in the spirit of partnership, co-operation, collaboration and common purpose in the people of SA. ”So said President Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking during the official announcement of the final…

4 Nov 2021 3PM 3 min

THE RESULTS | IEC declares SA's elections 'free and fair', despite challenges

A whooping 66 municipalities will have coalition governments at the helm after South Africans did not give any party outright majority victories in them. This was revealed by the Electoral Commission of South Africa on Thursday where it declared the final local government elections results.The hung council make up just…

4 Nov 2021 1PM 8 min

'We are not going to approach anyone' — EFF on coalitions

In a press briefing by Julius Malema on Thursday afternoon, the EFF leader said the party would not be approaching any political parties in the hopes of forming coalitions, but that they are open to talk with all parties. 

4 Nov 2021 9AM 3 min

FULL ADDRESS | Malema holds post election press conference

EFF leader Julius Malema held a press conference on Thursday afternoon to discuss his party's performance in the local government elections. In the briefing, Malema outlined his feelings on the EFF performance, how the party plans to approach coalition talks, the disappointing voter turnout and who he feels is to…

4 Nov 2021 7AM 22 min

Maimane critiques the DA's form of 'tolerance'

Founder of One South Africa Movement, Mmusi Maimane, spoke to Eusebius McKaiser about how his exit from the Democratic Alliance as their leader has allowed him to grow, including his new "lit" persona on Twitter. Maimane criticized his former party, the Democratic Alliance, for "preaching tolerance" while not being tolerant…

4 Nov 2021 5AM 1 min

"I will run for president in this country" - Maimane says he will re-enter politics

Founder of One South Africa Movement, Mmusi Maimane, spoke to Eusebius McKaiser about how his exit from the Democratic Alliance as their leader has allowed him to grow, including his new "lit" persona on Twitter. On Eusebius on TimesLIVE, he also critiqued the current electoral system, and explained why reform…

4 Nov 2021 5AM 1 min

DA leader John Steenhuisen outlines coalition negotiation plans

As political parties begin to consolidate their grip on various municipalities, one thing that DA leader John Steenhuisen does not want, “is to form unstable coalitions.” “We are not going to rush into any knee-jerk reactions or hasty decisions. This needs to be a deliberate decision that goes the distance…

3 Nov 2021 11AM 3 min

'We are not desperate,' says ANC as it prepares to enter coalition talks

The ANC said on Wednesday it is not desperate to form governments of coalition in several municipalities across the country after not being able to win with outright majority. The party has maintained that despite a poor showing at the local government elections, it will not be going into coalition…

3 Nov 2021 11AM 3 min

DA’s John Steenhuisen confident party will govern City of Cape Town for another five years

DA leader John Steenhuisen on Wednesday told the media that early predictions showed that the party will again govern the City of Cape Town for another five years. “We can confirm that we will govern the City of Cape Town with our own majority. We predicting that it will be…

3 Nov 2021 9AM 1 min

‘Anyone but the ANC’: ActionSA on coalitions talks

The City of Johannesburg is likely to have a government of coalitions that will exclude the ANC if ActionSA has its way. On Tuesday night the political party held its senate meeting on coalitions where it was decided they should consult with their voters — in a similar fashion to…

3 Nov 2021 7AM 5 min

Survey shows SA’s voting public was satisfied with their experience

With the finalisation of results 71% completed, the time to assess the effectiveness of the Electoral Commission’s (IEC) 2021 local government election rollout is upon us. A post-voting satisfaction survey conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) suggests most South Africans who took the time to go to the…

3 Nov 2021 6AM 6 min

DA will retain Tshwane, says confident executive mayor Randall Williams

Tshwane’s executive mayor Randall Williams cut a confident figure at the Electoral Commission of SA’s national results operation centre in Pretoria on Monday. He is so buoyant in his belief that no party will dislodge the DA from governing the highly contested Tshwane metro, that he cannot wait for the…

2 Nov 2021 12PM 10 min

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba excited by his party’s performance, but unenthralled by the IEC

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba believes his new political party is doing well in its first electoral race. ActionSA boasts fourth spot in Gauteng, following the ANC, DA and EFF respectively. The party has earned 6% of the area's votes thus far. While it is still early in the counting process,…

2 Nov 2021 11AM 3 min

The blame game — who should be held responsible for low voter turnout? 

The National Results Operations Centre (ROC) is hard at work counting, but unfortunately there are not as many votes to count as were anticipated. Paul Berkowitz, director of The Third Republic, said this year’s voter turnout is the likely to be the lowest SA has seen since its first democratic…

2 Nov 2021 10AM 8 min

IEC apologises to Change Party for error in PR ballot papers

The IEC has apologised to the Change Party for an error on the proportional representation (PR) ballot papers in Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg. According to reports, the party’s president Lesiba Molokomme raised the matter with the commission after it was discovered that the party’s name had been replaced with that of another…

2 Nov 2021 7AM 3 min

Plans in place to minimise impact of load-shedding: IEC

The Electoral Commission reports that as at 10.30am this morning, 27% of the 64,502 results expected had been finalised. This status is in line with expected result capturing process. It is estimated that 90% of results would be finalised by evening. The balance of 10% would take another 24 hours…

2 Nov 2021 7AM 1 min