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IEC adds 754 000 new voters over two registration weekends

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has significantly boosted the national voters' roll, adding 754,000 first-time voters during its June and August registration weekends. This brings the total number of registered voters to approximately 29 million, well in advance of the 2026 local government elections.

IEC adds 754 000 new voters over two registration weekends

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Blanche kills Trump fund but leaves legal loose ends

Blanche kills Trump fund but leaves legal loose ends

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinded the order setting up President Trump's $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund Sunday, a move aimed at ending a Republican blockade of his confirmation that leaves the underlying settlement unresolved.

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