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The South Africa Brief is a collaboration between SABI Strategy Group and Hlaziya Solutions that provides a comprehensive guide on what to expect and how to interpret daily and weekly developments in this new era in South African politics.
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The Week Ahead: 28 September - 02 October 2026 (opens the original)
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PoliticsIEC to go ahead with ballot printing amid legal challengesThe Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) expects to begin printing ballot papers this week, even as the ANC and other parties continue to challenge their omission from some municipalities. The ANC asked the Constitutional Court to hear its appeal next week and the Court has scheduled the matter to be heard next Monday (October 5).Parliamentary calendarThe Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate Allegations made by Lieutenant General
The Week That Was: 21 - 25 September 2026 (opens the original)
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DA Approaches Electoral Court Regarding “One Name PR Lists”The DA filed an application at the Electoral Court this week seeking to have the proportional representation (PR) lists of ActionSA, MK Party, the EFF and Good set aside. These parties have only placed one name on their proportional representation lists for the municipalities that they are contesting. Some have indicated that this was done to enable them to amend the PR lists after the election once they know how man
Bloated ballots and paper candidates (opens the original)
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The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) released the final candidate lists last week, on the same day the Electoral Court ruled against the ANC’s bid to add more names to its lists. This week the DA filed an urgent application at the Electoral Court against ActionSA, the EFF, the MK Party and GOOD, accusing them of ‘bend[ing] the laws’ around candidate lists. The DA’s gripe involves the length (or lack thereof) of the parties’ PR c
The Week Ahead (opens the original)
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PoliticsAd Hoc Committee reconvening, playing catch-upParliament’s Ad Hoc Committee to investigate allegations made by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi failed to meet last Wednesday to finalise its draft report and will reconvene this Monday. The Committee has been granted a seventh extension until 30 October to finalise and then circulate its draft report. National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza criticised Committee chairperson Soviet Lekganyane for the numerous extensions and delays.Madlan
The Week That Was: 14 - 18 September 2026 (opens the original)
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ANC loses appeal to Electoral CourtThe Electoral Court dismissed the ANC’s appeal against the decision of the IEC not to include 181 candidates it failed to submit by the 17h00 deadline on 28 August due to “technical glitches”. This represents a huge blow to the ANC’s already faulty campaign. The affected municipalities are Port St Johns, Ngquza Hill, Walter Sisulu and Sundays River Valley in the Eastern Cape, as well as uMshwathi in
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