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ANC under 50% nationally, DA could shock in Umgeni

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Latest results show that the ANC’s support nationally is below 50%. With just over 21% of voting districts reporting, the party has 46% of the

ANC perhaps set to lose poll

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By this evening, South Africans may find that the ANC has surrendered its national majority, according to outgoing IRR CEO Frans Cronje. He told the

The results are in!

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The DA has won the election with just over two-thirds of the vote followed by the FF+ (18%) and then ActionSA (8.5%). The ANC and

Election could see the end of Ramaphosa’s ‘credit’ – Tony Leon

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Sustained and systemic failures of governance have seen South Africa’s potential undermined to the detriment of its people, according to former opposition leader Tony Leon.

‘White people’ and others don’t qualify under B-BBEE Act

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On 14 October 2021 the Department Of Trade, Industry and Competition issued a notice on invalid Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment claims. The B-BBEE Commission ‘appealed

Technicians’ go-slow impedes efforts to restore power supply

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Eskom says that the power supply interruptions in Gauteng, as a result of multiple network faults, were exacerbated due to some technicians embarking on a

Mogoeng for president?

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The Independent Citizens Movement (ICM) is lobbying former chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to run for president in the 2024 general elections. The ICM comprises a

Proteas could take a stand against EWC – IRR

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If the Proteas wanted to make a meaningful gesture on behalf of black South Africans they could ‘stand against EWC, in support of spreading capitalist

Katzenellenbogen recognised in financial journalism awards

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Daily Friend writer Jonathan Katzenellenbogen has won recognition in the prestigious Sanlam Financial Journalist of the Year awards for his writing on the economy.  Katzenellenbogen,

ANC’s last rally was a damp squib

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The African National Congress’s (ANC) Siyanqoba rally in Soweto on Friday, which was its last before Monday’s election, was marred by a series of unfortunate