444 candidates with 19 independent candidates were certified by the EC to contest

444 candidates to contest in South African by-elections

Politics Oct 29
A total of 444 candidates from 40 political parties will contest the by-elections in 95 wards on November 11, said the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on Tuesday when giving an update about the local government by-elections.
The principal has five days to appeal against the ruling
SA school principal sacked over drowning of pupil
Politics Oct 13
The principal of a boys school in South Africa's economic heartland of Gauteng has been served with a dismissal notice following the drowning of a 13-year-pupil during a school trip earlier this year.
Ace Magashule was the premier for Free State
SA police denies plan to arrest top ANC official
Politics Oct 08
South Africa's police has denied reports that it has issued an arrest warrant for the ruling party's secretary general over corruption allegations.
South Africa’s lockdown – one of the strictest in the world
South Africa reports record job losses
Business Sep 29
South Africa’s economy lost 2.2 million jobs in the second quarter of 2020, according to the government's statistics agency, which is the largest fall on record.
He had attempted to extort a woman with a promise to give her a tender
S Africa police arrest mayor impostor
Sports Sep 28
Police in South Africa have arrested a 28-year-old man for impersonating a local mayor.
A South African Airways aircraft at the OR Tambo International Airport, (Reuters)
South Africa commits $650 million to national airline
Business Sep 19
South Africa has pledged 10.5 billion rand ($650 million) to South African Airways (SAA), one of the administrators of the ailing state-owned airline said on Friday.
Handbag designer Lana Marks became US ambassador to South Africa in January (Getty Images)
Iran denies plotting to kill US diplomat in SA
Politics Sep 14
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has dismissed a report claiming that Iran was plotting to kill the US ambassador to South Africa, Lana Marks.