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Alexandra residents took to the streets on 3 April 2019 demanding better service delivery in the township. Picture: Mia Lindeque/EWN

Election violence

ISS expects less violence at polls than in 2014

By Mia Lindeque

KwaZulu-Natal and the North West have been identified by Police Minister Bheki Cele as potential hot spots for disruptions on Wednesday.

  • Police on scene at a protest at Swartklip Road on elections day, 8 May 2019. Picture: Bertram Malgas/EWN

    Protest reported in CT on election day, cops on high alert across SA

    Overnight, parts of the N2 outside Plettenberg Bay were closed due to a protest. On Wednesday morning, protesters set tyres alight on Steve Biko Drive near Khayelitsha.

    714 days ago
  • Voters line up at the Arcadia Primary School in Pretoria to cast their ballots on 8 May 2019. Picture: Barry Bateman/EWN

    Polls open for SA's 6th democratic elections

    It's set to be one of the most hotly contested polls in post-apartheid South Africa, with a record 48 political parties contesting the ballot.

    714 days ago
  • FILE: Army officials patrolled the streets during election protests in Zimbabwe on 1 August 2018. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    [LISTEN] Coltart: Zanu-PF hasn't changed

    Three people have been killed in Harare as soldiers and police fought running battles with hundreds of protesters, firing live ammunition, teargas and water cannon amid rising tension following Zimbabwe's presidential elections. 

    993 days ago
  • Disgruntled residents in Orange Farm have demolished the Al Taweed voter registration station in Orange farm. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN

    IEC: Instances of intra-party conflict & violence have been worse this year

    IEC’s vice-chairperson Terry Tselane says this year’s seen the worst intra-party conflict and violence yet.

    1726 days ago
  • A voting station sign was put up at the Capital Hill primary school in Pretoria during voter registration on 06 March 2016. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    OPINION: SA’s politicians must guard against killer narratives

    Inflammatory public narratives should serve as an early warning system for all South Africans.

    1735 days ago
  • FILE: Khanyisile Ngobese- Sibisi was shot on Monday while on her way to a Mandela Day event in Ladysmith. Picture: ANC Women's League via Facebook."

    Govt condemns KZN political killings

    Twelve ANC leaders have been killed in the province in the last two months.

    1735 days ago
  • FILE: ANC vehicle at the party's door-to-door election campaign in Mamelodi on 17 June 2016. Picture: Twitter: @GautengANC

    Gauteng police to beef up security during elections

    Gauteng will receive double the resources from the national police to focus on keeping residents safe.

    1741 days ago
  • Picture: Free Images.com.

    7 arrested for torching KZN councillor's house & car

    The police say the suspects will face charges of public violence, arson and malicious damage to property.

    1744 days ago
  • FILE: EFF leader Julius Malema at the Sethokga hostel, Tembisa. Picture: Twitter: @EFFSouthAfrica.

    EFF: No-go areas should not exist

    Julius Malema and others from his party were threatened during the visit in the East Rand yesterday.

    1764 days ago
  • Police disperse a group of Atteridgeville protesters who attempted to loot a liquor store on Khoza Street. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    #TshwaneUnrest: Mayor Ramokgopa calls for calm

    The capital city saw a night of violence after the ANC announced Thoko Didiza as its mayoral candidate.

    1765 days ago
  • FILE: ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    ANC to officially announce mayoral candidate for Tshwane

    It’s believed some party members were not happy with the announcement Thoko Didiza would be the candidate.

    1766 days ago
  • The African National Congress (ANC) supporters have started arriving at the Harry Gwala stadium in Pietermaritzburg ahead of the party's Kwazulu-Natal election manifesto launch today. Picture: Rafiq Wagiet/EWN.

    ‘Dynamics of political killings have changed in recent times’

    At least a dozen people have been killed in politically motivated murders in the past eight months.

    1773 days ago
  • Thousands of DA supporters gathered in Kliptown, Soweto, for the party’s We Can Win concert, 4 May 2014. Picture: Democratic Alliance/Twitter.

    DA: ANC supporters stoned our buses

    The party says two stoning attacks occurred while supporters were en route to a DA concert.

    2544 days ago
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