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Nomsa Dlamini

Nomsa Dlamini is the Political Editor and covers the national government, Parliament, the parties and the election, including the promises they make and whether the record matches them.

Ramaphosa booked off as eThekwini campaign tour is suspended

President Cyril Ramaphosa has been booked off from public engagements on medical advice after returning from the Brics Summit in India, and the ANC has suspended his planned campaigning in eThekwini ahead of the 4 November local government election.

Nomsa Dlamini · 17 Sep 2026

Politics

GBVF Council asks Gauteng families for DNA to name eight Ekurhuleni women

The National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide has appealed to Gauteng families with missing loved ones to help identify eight women found dead in Ekurhuleni since July 2026. It has asked the SAPS for a formal briefing on the cases and on safety measures for women in the affected communities.

17 Sep 2026

Earlier from Nomsa Dlamini

Politics

Nomsa Dlamini

Ramaphosa booked off as eThekwini campaign tour is suspended

GBVF Council asks Gauteng families for DNA to name eight Ekurhuleni women

Earlier from Nomsa Dlamini

Gauteng logs 3,0% fall in contact crime as Lesufi refers 20 officials to the SIU

Ramaphosa declares 4 November 2026 a public holiday for local elections

Diale-Tlabela opens 8km upgraded R568 link between Bronkhorstspruit and the N4

IEC clears 136 790 candidates for the 4 November local government elections

Six green hydrogen projects named as Phelan commits $100m in Saldanha Bay

Majodina apologises to Kouga after profanity at Loerie pump station launch

IEC final list is 62% male as parties sign conduct code next week

Ramaphosa appoints Adrian Mopp as Western Cape prosecutions chief

Special vote applications open 21 September for the 4 November local elections

DA fields Uncle Cedric in Cape Town ward as parties sign up online names

SIU finds 208 Ekurhuleni stands worth R58m sold with no council resolution

ANC loses Electoral Court bid over late councillor candidate lists

Electoral Court rules today on 181 ANC candidates blocked from 4 November ballot

Cosatu postpones 15th national congress after delegates withhold credentials

Cape Town's seven mayoral candidates debate housing, jobs and policing

SAA will not commit to Johannesburg-Mumbai as Ramaphosa presses for direct India flights

Ramaphosa declares 4 November 2026 a public holiday for local elections

North West Treasury steps in as Tswaing works to recover withheld equitable share

Kubayi opens National Wills Week in Bushbuckridge as service desks open in all provinces

Ramaphosa names six green hydrogen projects as Saldanha Bay plant takes $100m

IEC opens 3,4 million Western Cape voter roll for 4 November polls

Treasury signs $1bn NDB loan for metro water, power and waste reform

Ramaphosa names Adrian Mopp Western Cape prosecutions chief