Sune Payne

After 29 May there will be some new faces in parliamentary corridors. One thing is certain: They all have big plans to get communities involved in parliamentary processes and will bring in new energy.

Mop-up operations are underway in the Cape after parts of the province were lashed by violent storms.

The Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa will not contest the general elections next month after infighting, court battles and the suspension of senior party leaders. The party has, however, confirmed its support for Marius Fransman's People's Movement for Change.

Most schools in the Western Cape have reopened following days of inclement weather that damaged school infrastructure and roads.

The Western Cape government has won an appeal in the Supreme Court of Appeal to dismiss a court order over the sale of Tafelberg — a prime site in Sea Point that activists want to be used for social housing.

With just over 40 days to go until the elections, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde took the DA's pledge to create 800,000 jobs in the province to Athlone, where he addressed young people at a call centre.

Wednesday's by-election in the town of Oudtshoorn could be an indicator of the working relationship between the Patriotic Alliance and smaller regional parties — all in a bid to get momentum ahead of the 29 May elections.

Residents of Dysselsdorp in Oudtshoorn came out in their numbers on Wednesday during a by-election for the municipality's Ward 9. They were clear about their number one need: jobs.

Residents of Dysselsdorp in Oudtshoorn came out in their numbers on Wednesday during a by-election for the municipality's Ward 9. They were clear about their number one need: jobs.

The streets of Plettenberg Bay are awash with political party posters. They adorn lamp posts along the town's main drag, in less affluent areas and along the N2. This part of the Garden Route, stretching from the Eastern Cape border with the Western Cape to Harkerville, is home to people who are divided not only by a national road, but also by an inequality gap.