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Reports and explainers on local government, public institutions, political decisions and community life, with the sources and context readers need.
Explore the reporting →About The People’s Register
An informed people.
A stronger public voice.
Reporting that explains. Records people can use. A platform for participation.
The People’s Register brings reporting, political analysis and practical public information into one connected publication. Rooted in Nelson Mandela Bay, our work follows the decisions, institutions and ideas that shape people’s lives.
Read the RegisterWhy the Register exists
Public life belongs
to the people.
People need more than a headline. They need to understand what has happened, what has been promised, who is responsible and how to take part.
We connect the story to the record. An explainer can lead to a published commitment. A candidate search can lead to a ward ballot. A ward page can lead to local voting-station information. Reporting, context and practical tools belong in the same public conversation.
Our purpose is to build political understanding, strengthen public accountability and make useful information easier to find, read and question.
One connected publication
Read. Understand. Participate.
Engage with the argument.
Accountable contributions and clearly labelled perspectives on political renewal, democratic transformation, the economy and the choices before society.
Read analysis & opinion →Find the record.
National candidate lists, local ward ballots and voting-station records, connected to their sources and presented with visible limits and correction routes.
Open the Candidate Register →Bring your community into view.
Contribute a report, photograph, document or informed argument. Help identify an error, explain a local issue or bring a public commitment under scrutiny.
Contribute to TPR →Local roots. National public-information tools.
A record within reach.
136 722candidate records in the published lists
4 485ward ballot pages
23 696station records in the reviewed snapshot
9provinces in the Candidate Register
The registers reproduce public records across parties and independents. Our candidate data notes and station sources and coverage explain the evidence, discrepancies and checks. Confirm your assigned station with the IEC before travelling.
The partnership behind TPR
A publishing purpose.
A digital platform.
Published by
ANC Nelson Mandela Region
The publication’s political and regional home. TPR is openly situated in the movement’s democratic tradition and in the life of the communities it serves.
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Digital Origin
The digital partner behind the platform’s design, technology and development, connecting the publication’s purpose to a usable and growing online experience.
One partnership, clear accountability.
The People’s Register is developed through a publishing and technology partnership between ANC Nelson Mandela Region and Digital Origin. Our political location is stated openly. Published claims remain subject to sourcing, accurate attribution, responsible language and correction.
Read our editorial standards → Masthead and editorial contact →How we have evolved
From a record of work
to a platform for public life.
TPR began by recording work on the ground. It has grown into a publication that can explain developments as they unfold and organise a much wider public record.
Today, current reporting sits alongside analysis, opinion and searchable election information. Readers can move from a national list to their own municipality and ward, then return to the reporting that gives those records context.
That evolution has one purpose: a more informed public, a stronger culture of accountability and more meaningful participation.
The record grows through participation
Read it. Question it.
Help build it.
Bring evidence, an informed perspective or a story from your community. Stay connected to the reporting and help keep the public record accurate.