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

Herman Mashaba treason terrorism
Municipal Elections 2021

Elections 2021: ActionSA wins first ward, meets to discuss coalitions

By Thabo Baloyi02-11-2021 20:50

Herman Mashaba says ActionSA’s highest decision-making body will meet to discuss coalition details on Tuesday evening

Elections IEC voting
Municipal Elections 2021

Election Results: 55 percent of the votes are in, IEC aiming for 90 percent by midnight

By Storm Simpson02-11-2021 20:39

The IEC said 55 percent of the votes have been counted. It is aiming to finalise 90 percent of the vote Tuesday, 2 November.

National State of Disaster EFF
Municipal Elections 2021

2021 Elections: ANC/EFF coalition could win in these NINE municipalities

By Tom Head02-11-2021 17:23

In some municipalities, the ANC is falling short of the 50% mark – but they could get there easily, by entering into a coalition with the EFF.

elections voting
Municipal Elections 2021

Election Results | Battle of the Metros: Who will rule the cities?

By Storm Simpson02-11-2021 16:46

The City of Cape Town and Buffalo City Metro municipalities appear to be a done deal while Gauteng’s three metros are uncertain. ActionSA and the Cape Coloured Congress are two of the smaller parties making a mark in the big city elections thus far.

DA in umngeni
Municipal Elections 2021

DA wins its first-ever municipality in KZN: uMngeni

By Storm Simpson02-11-2021 15:09

Nearly 80 percent of the votes have been counted in the uMngeni Municipality in KZN and the DA is romping to victory with more than 60% of the votes. The party is on course to assume control of its first municipality in the province.

Nkandla EFF who win
Municipal Elections 2021

EFF vote soars in Nkandla – but who is on course to win here?

By Tom Head02-11-2021 13:00

They won’t win in Nkandla, but the EFF has certainly turned a few heads here – and voters on Jacob Zuma’s turf have soundly rejected the ANC.

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

Elections 2021: Different factors added to low voter turnout – IEC

By Thabo Baloyi02-11-2021 12:41

Over 12 million South Africans cast their votes in the local polls – less than half of the 26 million who had registered

IEC
Municipal Elections 2021

Election Results | 90 percent of results to be finalised tonight: IEC

By Storm Simpson02-11-2021 12:26

The IEC said it expects to finalise 90 percent of the votes by Tuesday night. In the sparsely populated Northern Cape, 74 percent of votes have been finalised, followed by the Western Cape (46%) and Free State (26%).

Three shot and killed at a voting station in KZN
Municipal Elections 2021

Three shot and killed at a voting station in KZN

By Corné van Zyl02-11-2021 12:09

A vehicle suddenly stopped, and three people with firearms jumped out and shot at police officers on Monday evening.

election voting
Municipal Elections 2021

Election Results: 24 percent of votes counted, DA crosses 1 million vote threshold

By Storm Simpson02-11-2021 11:07

As of 10:52 on Tuesday, 24 percent of the vote has been counted. The ANC continues to lead in eight provinces but it is losing ground as election results trickle in. The DA’s iron grip of the Western Cape is holding as the party passes the 1 million vote mark.

Final election results Ekurhuleni eff
Municipal Elections 2021

‘They are in major trouble’: ANC set to lose outright control of Ekurhuleni

By Tom Head02-11-2021 09:39

The ANC isn’t in a good space, and when a region like Ekurhuleni is slipping from their grasp, it really is ‘crisis time’ for the party.

Herman Mashaba ActionSA Elvis Nyati
Municipal Elections 2021

Mashaba magic: Here’s how ActionSA have ‘kicked ass’ in this election

By Tom Head02-11-2021 09:00

ActionSA are set to be a MAJOR results disruptor across several key municipal regions – as voters rush to support Herman Mashaba’s party.

Election results tuesday south africa
Municipal Elections 2021

2021 Election Results: Eight MAJOR developments on Tuesday morning

By Tom Head02-11-2021 08:05

The plot is thickening in South Africa on Tuesday, as the Election Results continue to pour in – and we’ve got a few surprises to report.

election voting
Municipal Elections 2021

Election Results: 17 percent of votes counted, ANC leads the way in 8 provinces

By Storm Simpson02-11-2021 07:57

As of 7:45 on Tuesday, 2 November, 17 percent of the votes cast in the 2021 Local Government Elections have been counted

Online voter registration starts on a high note
Municipal Elections 2021

Elections 2021: Limpopo IEC official fired after opening ballot box

By Thabo Baloyi02-11-2021 04:09

The IEC in Limpopo says the ballot box, from a voting station in Botlokwa, was quarantined immediately to ensure its integrity

IEC
Municipal Elections 2021

Election Results: How local and metro council seats are allocated

By Storm Simpson02-11-2021 01:49

The candidate with the most votes on the ward ballot wins the ward but allocating local or metropolitan council seats is more complicated. This is how the IEC crunches the numbers.

steenhuisen malema
Municipal Elections 2021

2021 Elections | First results are IN: Who are the early winners and losers?

By Tom Head02-11-2021 00:29

The earliest of all early election results were reported in the early hours of Tuesday morning – here’s what we have to go on so far…

iec Local Elections 2021 LGE VOTING STATIONS OPENING HOURS
Municipal Elections 2021

Election Results: IEC expects first results to trickle in after midnight

By Storm Simpson01-11-2021 23:17

With less than an hour to go in the Local Government Elections, the IEC said vote counting will start after 21:00 and the first results are expected to reach the National Results Operation in Tshwane after midnight.

Ipid investigate case of assault against the officer who dragged Zille from voting station [VIDEO]
Municipal Elections 2021

Ipid investigate case of assault against the officer who dragged Zille from voting station [VIDEO]

By Corné van Zyl01-11-2021 21:36

DA Helen Zille opened a case of assault against the police officer who dragged her from a voting station on Monday afternoon.

elections voting iec low voter turnout record
Municipal Elections 2021

Where are the voters? SA’s 2021 Elections set to break unwanted record

By Tom Head01-11-2021 20:46

South Africa is facing an Election crisis on Monday evening, after the IEC revealed voting figures that would’ve been best left for Halloween.

Election results
Municipal Elections 2021

ANC vs DA vs EFF: What are the ‘magic numbers’ each party is aiming for?

By Andrea Chothia01-11-2021 18:27

Voting for the 2021 Municipal Elections will come to an end soon but what about those results? Here’s what the ANC, DA and EFF need to beat.

Helen Zille voting station
Municipal Elections 2021

WATCH: Helen Zille dragged away from voting station by police

By Tom Head01-11-2021 17:45

What on EARTH has happened here? The DA’s Helen Zille was physically taken away from a voting station in Bethelsdorp earlier today.

IEC FF+ elections results
Municipal Elections 2021

Municipal Elections: How the IEC counts votes, declares results

By Storm Simpson01-11-2021 16:08

We have passed the halfway mark on Election Day. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) will follow this eight-step process when the polls close.

Election Day
Municipal Elections 2021

Election Day: IEC reports EIGHT troubling incidents amid SA voting

By Andrea Chothia01-11-2021 15:33

While elections have run smoothly for the most part, the IEC did report a few worrisome incidents. Here’s what you need to know.

Cyril Ramaphosa climate change South Africa
Municipal Elections 2021

SA heading for low-voter turnout – and it could put the ANC ‘under 40%’

By Tom Head01-11-2021 14:29

It’s got to be panic stations for the ANC at this point – and a low-voter turnout, as we’ve seen so far, is likely to be disastrous for them.

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