President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the media on 30 April 2026 after announcing that South Africa’s 2026 local government elections will be held on 4 November. The announcement was made during the President’s Coordinating Council meeting in Ekurhuleni. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact EKURHULENI — President Cyril Ramaphosa has set 4 November 2026 as the date for South Africa’s next local gover

VOICE JOINS THE AZANIAN.We welcome Botswana Court Senior Magistrate Tshepho Thedi — LLM Multi-Disciplinary Human Rights — to The Azanian family. She will engage potent human rights issues with the authority of the bench and the clarity of lived African experience. The Azanian grows. Africa listens. The world takes note. By Tshepho Thedi LLM Multi-Disciplinary Human Rights Senior Magistrate, Botswana Court She is eight years old. She should be worrying about homework, playin

President Announces Poll Date at PCC Meeting in Ekurhuleni, Gives Parties Less Than 190 Days to Prepare By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact EKURHULENI — President Cyril Ramaphosa has set 4 November 2026 as the date for South Africa’s next local government elections, giving political parties under 190 days to mobilise ahead of what is expected to be one of the most contested municipal polls since

Cole Tomas Allen, 27, is detained by federal agents on the carpeted floor of the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026. Shirtless and face down, Allen was arrested before reaching the White House Correspondents’ Dinner ballroom. Prosecutors allege he traveled across the U.S. with guns and a “Coldforce” manifesto to assassinate President Donald Trump. He is charged with attempted assassination and weapons offenses. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. U

Bafana Bafana and Kaizer Chiefs legend Theophilus “Doctor” Khumalo will receive an honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Science, Kinesiology and Coaching Science, from TUT on 30 April 2026. Khumalo, nicknamed “16V” and “Vula-Vala,” was pivotal in South Africa’s 1996 Africa Cup of Nations victory and remains an icon of skill and leadership in South African football. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impa

ANC Limpopo Provincial Secretary Vhamusanda Reuben Madadzhe leads the launch of the Sekhukhune Regional Elections Team at Moses Mabotha Civic Centre. Madadzhe says the ANC is grinding the axe to defend 74% and accelerate service delivery. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact SEKHUKHUNE, LIMPOPO — The ANC in Limpopo is not playing games. It is grinding the axe. While the party nationally bled to 4