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Lunga Simelane
19 articles in the last 12 months · 3 sources · South Africa, Namibia
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politics-governance· 1d ago
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Ten critical questions as South Africa heads into high-stakes poll
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Oct 22
PRESS FREEDOM: Media wins as court reopens trial of Zuma-linked spy in R12m fraud case
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Oct 21
PRESS FREEDOM: SSA seeks to shut media, public out of R12m spy trial, citing intelligence risk
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Oct 19
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ANC abandons plan to name mayoral candidates amid fears of supporter backlash
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Oct 18
PRESS FREEDOM: Media groups launch urgent bid to reopen R12m SSA spy trial to public
Daily Maverick
politics-governance· Oct 15
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Loyiso Masuku promises culture shift in Joburg, says ANC could have done better
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Oct 14
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Frustrated ANC supporters tell Mashatile, back from illness, to ‘act right’
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Oct 7
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: GNU has failed to change local coalition politics, report finds
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Oct 6
Local elections 2026: MK can win Joburg outright, says mayoral candidate Bongani Baloyi
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Oct 1
EXCLUSIVE: Dada Morero recorded planning big pre-election spending — ‘We are 50 days away’
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Sep 25
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Zuma pledges no ‘trouble’ at polls but still insists MK was robbed in 2024
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Sep 21
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Hill-Lewis links Ekurhuleni killings to DA’s campaign to empower ‘trustworthy’ metro cops
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Sep 18
ANC election-list war heats up as Eastern Cape secretary threatens to sue Fikile Mbalula
The Namibian
politics-governance· Sep 17
Local Government Elections 2026: ANC election-list war heats up as Eastern Cape secretary threatens to sue Fikile Mbalula
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Sep 16
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: IEC finalises ballot while ANC faces exclusion in six municipalities
Daily Maverick
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politics-governance· Sep 15
DEFAMATION CASE: Mbalula, Dlamini Zuma legal teams clash in court over vote-buying claims
Daily Maverick
politics-governance· Sep 10
TROUBLE AT HOME: Zuma swaps MK party’s eThekwini mayoral candidate as party-list probe deepens
Daily Maverick
politics· Sep 4
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Ramaphosa defends ANC’s late election candidate lists as party considers court action
Daily Maverick
politics· Sep 2
POLICING IN CRISIS: SAPS fires Feroz Khan as criminal case, Madlanga probe continue
Daily Maverick
