90% votes counted in the Northern Cape
Over 85% of the votes have been counted in the Northern Cape.
IEC to conduct audit on results and votes
The IEC Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo says the Commission will urgently conduct an audit of
IEC has 7 days to announce election results
The Electoral Commission of South Africa says it has seven days in which to announce the election
IEC making steady progress verifying results in Gauteng
The IEC says it’s making steady progress with the counting and verification of election results in
IEC investigates N.West Councillor for allegedly voting twice
The IEC in the North West says it’s investigating allegations that a councillor in the Bojanala
‘Land reform stance may have caused COPE’s loss of support’
The Congress of the People’s support has continued to drop with the party falling from 0.6% to 0.3%
Battle for Gauteng’s vote getting tougher
The battle for the control of Gauteng appears to be getting tougher, with smaller parties also
ANC might have opportunity to reform and revive the party: Analyst
South Africans went to the polls of Wednesday and counting of votes is currently underway.
Mantashe confident in IEC
African National Congress national chairperson Gwede Mantashe says he has confidence in the
Voter turnout drops significantly
Voter turnout in this year’s national elections has dropped significantly with at least 8% less
IEC to closely monitor Bergville results: CEO
Electoral Commission CEO Sy Mamabolo says the IEC encountered some issues in KwaZulu-Natal on
Gauteng Legislature up for grabs
In 2014 the ANC won Gauteng province with 54% of the vote which was a significant decline from the
ANC, DA EFF – first social media comments as results trickle in
The African National Congress (ANC) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) posted their comments on
Vote splitting: The new voter strategy
South African voters choose a political party on separate national and provincial ballots
EFF shows growth in every province so far
The Economic Freedom Fighter (eff) shows increase of votes so far in all the provinces compared to
Several parties might fall off in Parliament: Analyst
The Director of Research at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection, Prof Susan Booysen,
Three people to appear in court for elections related cases
Three suspects arrested in Limpopo for two separate cases related to elections will appear in court
Voting proceeded peacefully in Gauteng, despite unrest: IEC
The Independent Electoral Commission says despite several unrests over service delivery concerns in
Freedom Front Plus shows significant growth in Northern Provinces (Northern Cape, North West and Limpopo)
The Freedom Front Plus have achieved less than 1% (0.9%) at each election since 1999 giving the
ANC currently leading in the national vote
With 23% of voting districts declared, the ANC is leading with nearly 55% of the national vote.