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Local government elections 2016: Who will get in bed with who?
The municipal elections have yielded some interesting results, with opposition parties making major inroads in ANC strongholds.
Watch this space, says Floyd Shavambu: The EFF is going to govern this country
The EFF deputy president warns critics not to underestimate the support that the party is gathering.
Elections 2016: Mmusi Maimane confident that the DA will clinch more victories
The Democratic Alliance leader is upbeat about the party’s chances of painting a significant amount of towns blue.
Local government elections go off without a hitch, in spite of minor issues
South Africans came out in numbers to cast their vote in the local elections, with many hopeful that their mark will bring about positive change.
Mabopane’s ward 20: Different parties, different approaches, same goal
The parties competing for governance of ward 20 in Mabopane Block C spoke to the Mail & Guadian about the significance of the youth vote.
My vote is not secret - continue the good work we've done in Tshwane, says Ramokgopa
Tshwane mayor Kgosientso ‘Sputla' Ramokgopa was joined by his family when he cast his vote at Seaparankwe Primary School in Atteridgeville.
The ANC will retain Tshwane, says mayoral candidate Thoko Didiza
The ANC’s mayoral candidate predicted a win for the ANC as she cast her vote at Kaya Beach in Grootfontein in Pretoria.
Public protector Thuli Madonsela votes: This election is a milestone of our democracy
Madonsela cast her vote at the Lynnwood Ridge Laerskool in Pretoria and urged South Africans to use their vote to promote our democracy.
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A young girl walks past candles displayed in a vigil for the nine victims at the Olympia shopping centre in Munich, shot dead by an 18 year-old German-Iranian. (Armend Nimani, AFP Photo)
A man who fell off a bridge while waiting to watch a tidal wave struggles to get shore, on the banks of Qiantang River in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, July 25. (Chance Chan, Reuters)
Residents of Langa queue outisde an IEC polling tent from the early morning on August 3. (David Harrison, M&G)
Turkey has arrested 11 soldiers suspected of involvement in an attack on President Recep Erdogan's hotel during the night of the failed coup, the deputy prime minister has said.(Ozan Kose, AFP Photo)
A helicopter makes a water drop during the Soberanes fire off of Rancho San Carlos Road near Carmel Valley, California, US on July 29 2016. (Michael Fiala, Reuters)
Residents of Kliptown, Soweto gather next to burning tyres during a service delivery protest on July 27, 2016 ahead of August 3rd municipal elections. (Marco Longari, AFP Photo)
A framed picture of kittens lies amid rubble at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria on July 27 2016. (Bassam Khabieh, Reuters)
Thousands of life jackets used by refugees to cross the Aegean sea from Turkey to Greece last year are left discarded amongst boats on July 18 2016 on Lesvos island, Greece. (Milos Bicanski, AFP)
A man walks past the graves of soldiers killed in the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus at the Tymvos Macedonitissas military cemetery in Nicosia, Cyprus on July 19 2016. (Yiannis Kourtoglou, Reuters)
A scene from the first day of the Republican National Convention, a four-day political jamboree that will anoint Donald Trump as the party's presidential nominee. (Timothy A Clary, AFP Photo)
A demonstrator is detained in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US on July 9 2016, during protests sparked by the death of Alton Sterling. (Jonathan Bachman, Reuters)
Traditional Hungarian horsemen herd a team of horses as the sun sets in the Great Hungarian Plain in Hortobagy, Hungary June 29, 2016. June 29, 2016. (Laszlo Balogh, Reuters)
The uncle of Turkish teacher Huseyin Tunc killed in the suicide attack cries as he sits in the truck carrying the coffin on June 30 2016. The death toll has risen to 43.(Bulent Kilic, AFP)
Displaced children, who fled from Islamic State violence, are seen inside a tent at a refugee camp in the Makhmour area near Mosul, Iraq June 17, 2016. (Ari Jalal, Reuters)
