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Donations declared: Naspers, Motsepe, Oppenheimers, Ramaphosa on list of donors

uMgeni mayor chris pappas
Municipal Elections 2021

First council meeting in uMngeni ends with a DA, EFF walkout [WATCH]

Dirk Kotze DA Mayor Mossel Bay
Municipal Elections 2021

The DA’s Dirk Kotze elected the new mayor of Mossel Bay

donations Opening of the IEC's national results centre in Pretoria
Municipal Elections 2021

Donations declared: Naspers, Motsepe, Oppenheimers, Ramaphosa on list of donors

uMgeni mayor chris pappas
Municipal Elections 2021

First council meeting in uMngeni ends with a DA, EFF walkout [WATCH]

Dirk Kotze DA Mayor Mossel Bay
Municipal Elections 2021

The DA’s Dirk Kotze elected the new mayor of Mossel Bay

EFF municipalities election results
Municipal Elections 2021

Election results: EFF could ‘decide the fate’ of these 24 municipalities

By Tom Head04-11-2021 10:34

The EFF may not have pulled up too many trees this time out, but the ANC’s dismal election results have opened the door for the Red Berets.

Herman Mashaba ActionSA Elvis Nyati
Municipal Elections 2021

‘Zille is a habitual liar’: Mashaba bites back in coalition row

By Tom Head04-11-2021 09:16

The former DA colleagues have ended up in a bitter war of words, after Helen Zille took a dig at Herman Mashaba for his stance on coalitions.

2021 Elections rerunning
Municipal Elections 2021

Latest election results: Will the ANC form coalitions with the DA?

By Tom Head04-11-2021 08:42

Our 2021 Election results have made it clear that the ANC and the DA are losing voters – but could they now start forming coalitions together?

South Africa IEC voting ELECTION results
Municipal Elections 2021

Elections: 97% of the results in – ANC (46%), DA (21%), EFF (10%)

By Thabo Baloyi04-11-2021 08:11

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is expected to announce the official results on Thursday evening

Paul Mashatile: what he has to offer as deputy president
Municipal Elections 2021

Elections 2021: ANC weighing options ahead of coalition talks

By Thabo Baloyi04-11-2021 05:00

ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile says the party is carefully considering how it will go about forming coalition governments

‘I feel very excited’: Cape To
Municipal Elections 2021

‘I feel very excited’: Cape Town’s soon-to-be mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis

By Thabo Baloyi04-11-2021 02:11

Cape Town’s mayor-elect Geordin Hill-Lewis says as the DA, their goal is to make sure that residents don’t regret voting for the party

ANC Western Cape
Municipal Elections 2021

Election Results | BREAKING: 90 percent of results in, ANC gets 46 percent, DA 20 and EFF 10

By Storm Simpson03-11-2021 22:09

At 21:30 the IEC election result dashboard hit the elusive 90 percent mark. Here is an overview of how things stand at a national and provincial level. KZN (81%) and the Western Cape (86%) are lagging behind while the Free State has completed 100 percent of its results.

2019 election restuls
Municipal Elections 2021

Election Results: IEC completes 90 percent of vote, ‘will not go to bed’ until election result is declared

By Storm Simpson03-11-2021 21:16

The IEC said 89,8% of expected results are finalised and 99,3% is already captured on the system. Mamabolo said the Commision would not rest until results in all municipalities have been declared – 80 are still incomplete.

EFF Julius Malema ANC COALITION
Municipal Elections 2021

Coalition Watch: EFF says it will only collaborate with parties that will let it govern

By Storm Simpson03-11-2021 18:50

“We want to see EFF mayors and members of Mayoral Committees. We want to see EFF speakers of municipalities. Whoever is going to talk to us must know that that is ultimately going to be the outcome of deliberations,” said Shivambu.

ANC leaked recordings NEC meeting Pule Mabe
Municipal Elections 2021

Elections 2021: ‘The results are a message for us to shape up,’ says ANC

By Thabo Baloyi03-11-2021 18:39

The ANC has seen a significant drop in voter support in the local government elections, compared to the previous polls in 2016

coalition deadline
Municipal Elections 2021

ANC Top Six member ‘approached Mashaba about forming a coalition’

By Tom Head03-11-2021 18:16

One of the ANC Top Six representatives became the first party official to approach Herman Mashaba and ActionSA about a coalition.

elections vote
Municipal Elections 2021

Election Results | Battle of the Metros: ANC, DA tied in Joburg

By Storm Simpson03-11-2021 17:14

As of 16:30, the ANC and DA both have 28 seats in the City of Johannesburg. The IEC has finalised 66% of the votes in the metro. ActionSA is currently third and vowed not to enter a coalition with the ruling party. Nationally, nearly 80 percent of the vote has been finalised and the competition is stiff six of the nation’s metros.

Hlaudi Motsoeneng ANC coalition
Municipal Elections 2021

ANC may form coalition with Hlaudi Motsoeneng – to keep Free State municipality

By Tom Head03-11-2021 16:56

A match made in heaven, or an unholy alliance? The ANC needs to form a coalition in Maluti-a-Phofung – and Hlaudi’s party could fit the bill.

IEC ELECTION RESULTS METRO VOTES
Municipal Elections 2021

75% of votes counted: View updated national, provincial, and metro results here

By Tom Head03-11-2021 15:30

We’re nearly there: The IEC has confirmed that 75% of the vote has been counted. Here are the latest election results on Wednesday 3 November.

Online voter registration starts on a high note
Municipal Elections 2021

Investigation underway after various tampered ballot boxes found in taxi

By Corné van Zyl03-11-2021 15:20

The taxi driver, who was wearing an ANC shirt, was found with tampered ballot boxes from five different voting stations.

Cyril Ramaphosa resign election results
Municipal Elections 2021

‘Ramaphosa must resign!’ – Cyril under fire for ANC’s shock election results

By Tom Head03-11-2021 14:12

Top political figures, and an ex-president’s daughter, want Cyril Ramaphosa to resign as ANC leader due to the party’s poor election results.

Elections officer probed for allegedly stuffing marked ballots in ballot box
Municipal Elections 2021

Elections 2021: At least 94% of voters believe local polls were free, fair – survey

By Thabo Baloyi03-11-2021 14:12

A survey by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) also found that 96% of voters were satisfied with the IEC’s quality of service

Eskom load shedding state of disaster
Municipal Elections 2021

Elections: Steenhuisen wants IEC to account for ‘unacceptable’ glitches

By Thabo Baloyi03-11-2021 13:43

DA leader John Steenhuisen wants the IEC to appear before Parliament and explain the system glitches, which led to voters being turned away

ANC Election results metros
Municipal Elections 2021

ANC bloodbath continues: Party LOSING support in seven metros

By Tom Head03-11-2021 12:58

Almost every metro in Mzansi has distanced itself from the ANC at the 2021 Local Elections – and the amount of votes they’ve lost is shocking.

coalition DA KZN Gauteng inciting violence riots protests
Municipal Elections 2021

Coalition Watch: Steenhuisen explains DA data-driven approach to selecting coalition partners

By Storm Simpson03-11-2021 12:28

John Steenhuisen said the DA hopes to start coalition negotiations soon. It will require its partners to sign an agreement that will be made public. Steenhuisen is adamant that the party will not get into bed with the EFF.

2021 Elections
Municipal Elections 2021

2021 Elections: Ballot papers found dumped in Pretoria

By Siseko Gwegwe03-11-2021 12:21

There’s a scandal in Gauteng. The 2021 elections have been rocked by a report of ballot papers found dumped at Zamintuthuko Primary, Mamelodi.

ANC KZN results
Municipal Elections 2021

Bleak results for ANC: ‘Huge number’ of KZN voters ditch the ruling party

By Tom Head03-11-2021 09:58

Tides are changing in South Africa, and its one-party dominance is now under threat. Results in KZN show just how much trouble the ANC is in.

coalition metros metro
Municipal Elections 2021

These THREE metros are on course for a ‘chaotic coalition’

By Tom Head03-11-2021 08:36

There are multiple metros in South Africa that, in all likelihood, will need MORE than two parties to form a coalition government.

elections
Municipal Elections 2021

Election Results: 64 percent of votes counted, ANC heading for worst ever finish

By Storm Simpson03-11-2021 07:58

As of 7:24 on Wednesday, 64 percent of results had been finalised by the IEC. The ANC is on course to finish an election with less than 50% of the vote across South Africa.

South Africa IEC voting ELECTION results
Municipal Elections 2021

SA election results: Who were the big winners – and losers – on Tuesday?

By Tom Head02-11-2021 23:13

As SA awaits its final election results this week, the first full day of vote-counting has come to a close. But who’s happy, and who’s not?

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