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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.

Earlier from Nomsa Dlamini

Politics

Long queues at the polls as South Africans vote for their councils

Politics

ACDP tells voters still in the queue to stay put as polls close at 9 PM

Politics

First-time voters queue in Kempton Park and Kimberley as local elections put jobs and services on the ballot

Politics

Millions vote as 98% of stations open, but stolen ballots and protests mar local elections

Politics

12 million South Africans have voted with two hours to go, Gauteng leads the count

Politics

Ndlovu votes in Bushbuckridge as Mpumalanga puts water at the top of its election agenda

Politics

Mashatile tells new councillors: fix the water, the roads and the jobs

Politics

Young voters queue in Pretoria and say the ballot is their only lever

Politics

321 voting stations flagged high-risk as South Africans vote, police say no major incidents

Politics

Blind voters at risk of marking the wrong candidate as IEC rushes to fix ballot template mismatch

Politics

Ramaphosa votes at Hyde Park High as long queues stretch across the country

Politics

ANC wants Joburg outright, no coalition, says its mayoral candidate Masuku

Politics

Zille says DA will take the "least bad" coalition deal, but not one propped up by the EFF

Politics

BOSA's final pitch: a vote for a new party is not a wasted vote

Politics

Mpumalanga premier Mandla Ndlovu votes, then tells residents: have you?

Politics

Voters put water, roads and jobs to the ballot box as Cape Town deploys 20,000 police

Politics

Mashatile votes in Sandton, then tells young South Africans: use the ballot or lose your say

Politics

ACDP tells voters to "choose life" as polls open, warning of "another 5 years of looting"

Politics

Lesufi votes in Thembisa as Gauteng goes to the polls

Politics

Maimane's BOSA takes Joburg mayor fight to the ballot box as Hlazo-Webster votes in Ward 102

Politics

Lesufi votes in Thembisa, then turns to the water queues

Politics

DA's election-day push: "Keep showing up to make your voices heard"

Politics

Freedom Front Plus tells South Africa: vote today, the landscape changes tomorrow

Nomsa Dlamini files to the Politics section. The other editors are in The Editors' Room.