Political tensions escalate as a candidate is linked to the murder of an ANC activist, and EFF criticizes a FF+ candidate's past actions.

The entities involved

• Freedom Front Plus →

  right-wing Afrikaner nationalist political party in South Africa

  • Corné Mulder, leader of Freedom Front Plus, is currently seeking a coalition partnership with the Democratic Alliance in Tshwane.Sat 23:06
  • The Independent Electoral Commission held a draw in Midrand for an election ballot.Wed 21:59
• African National Congress →

  left-wing nationalist political party in South Africa

  • The African National Congress objects to the appointment of an evidence leader in an ongoing inquiry.Mon 17:53
  • ANC activist helped Christian organize protests leading to a historic child welfare agreement involving island nations.Mon 17:02
• Economic Freedom Fighters →

  pan-Africanist political party in South Africa

  • EFF questioned police procedures in South Africa, leading to an investigation probe extending to Namibia.Fri 13:45

Related events

• ANC infighting and inability to field candidates in the Eastern Cape.Sep 17
• ANC member Ronald Lamola defeated Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma for party presidency amid vote-buying allegations.Aug 26
• ANC candidate selection process failures were reported in Mpumalanga.Thu 16:09
• The African National Congress sought an extension for its candidate list submission and accused the Independent Electoral Commission of entanglement.Sep 5
• Protests escalated in Durban, South Africa, involving the African National Congress.Sep 12