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George headed for coalition govt, says ANC
The African National Congress (ANC)’s Piet van der Hoven said that based on their observers' counts, George was headed for a coalition-run municipality.
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12.2m South Africans voted in local govt elections - IEC
There are 26.2 million registered voters in South Africa, however, 42.6 million people are eligible to do so, with over 40% of them choosing not to.
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DA holding lead over ANC in race for Emfuleni
Emfuleni is home to around 700,000 people with an unemployment rate of about 70%. The ANC denies that it is to blame for the state of the municipality even though it’s been in power there since 1994.
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WATCH LIVE: Good's De Lille reflects on election day
Good leader Patricia de Lille reflects on her party's election day experience.
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IEC expects 90% of poll results to be verified by end of Tuesday
IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo said that the numbers needed to be captured and verified before they were added to the national leaderboard.
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Coalitions set to come into play as number of hung councils increase
As the number of councils that have been won increases so has the number of hung councils, indicating that coalitions will once again be the order of the day.
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With NMB race still tight, DA holds lead over ANC
It’s still early days in the hotly-contested Nelson Mandela Bay but the DA has already officially taken ward 31 from the ANC in Missionvale, Bethelsdorp in the northern areas of the city.
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WATCH LIVE: IEC briefs media on elections, vote counting
The IEC is briefing the media on the close of elections and the vote-counting process.
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Indelible ink may take a while to fade, but at least you can say you voted - IEC
People who voted on Monday, especially first-time voters, took to social media to show off their blackened nail cuticles, particularly where IEC officials were rather generous with the ink.
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ANC leads vote count in Joburg; DA ahead in race for Tshwane
The African National Congress (ANC) is so far leading in the City of Johannesburg, with 19,000 votes of those already counted, followed by the Democratic Alliance and in third place in Joburg so far, ActionSA.
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Freedom Front Plus surprised to win two wards off DA
The Freedom Front Plus was smiling on Tuesday morning after taking three wards off the Democratic Alliance (DA) so far, while the DA said that their black vote in Midvaal had grown.
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Mabuyane denies Zille claim that ANC propping up smaller EC parties
The Democratic Allience’s Helen Zille accused the African National Congress (ANC) of using smaller parties like the DOP to split the opposition vote.
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Boland residents hope that their votes will lead to significant change for them
Some residents in Paarl and in Stellenbosch have accused politicians of making empty promises, saying that their circumstances had not changed over the years.
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DA takes early lead in Cape Town, as ANC & CCC in close battle
With just over 87,000 votes tallied so far in the City of Cape Town, the DA leads the pack with 63%, the ANC with just over 9% and the Cape Coloured Congress with almost 7%.
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FF Plus considers legal action after some registered voters left off roll
On Monday night, the IEC claimed that only about 6,000 voters were disenfranchised due to faulty voter management devices. Wouter Wessels from the Freedom Front Plus, however, said that up to 70,000 voters could have been affected.
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Election experts begin unpacking implications of low voter turnout
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Monday night said that about 30% of registered voters turned out as many opted to stay home for various reasons.
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DA leads in WC as results trickle in
The Western Cape’s tallying is 21% complete, with 334 of 1,577 voting districts completed and ballots from 36 of 406 wards processed.
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'I wasn't canvassing': Zille on what led to her being removed from voting site
In a Facebook post on Monday, Helen Zille said that she was accused of canvassing voters waiting to cast their ballots at the Fernwood Park Primary School and summarily ejected from the voting station.
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Cape Town residents hope their vote will translate into change, better services
Residents in Cape Town said they voted for change and for better and safer communities for their children.
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Police investigate behaviour of officers at 2 voting stations
On Monday a television journalist was briefly detained by police, while DA federal leader Helen Zille was frog-marched out of a voting station.
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WC voter turnout at 36% as first preliminary result comes in from Oudtshoorn
Provincial electoral officer Michael Hendrickse cautioned that the result was preliminary as parties had three days to lodge any objections.
