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Parliament debates allowing independent candidates to contest national elections
The Home Affairs committee considered the electoral legislation clause by clause, like whether an independent candidate can contest outside of the province...
Mashinini is the former chair of the IEC and the vacancy came about as a result of his term expiring.
The African National Congress (ANC) received R10 million and the Democratic Alliance (DA) R2.5 million.
The party on Sunday explained that this was an important step to ensure that the correct procedures are followed, especially given the coming by-elections.
The details were released in line with the Political Party Funding Act which requires the disclosure of donations above R100,000.
As time runs out for municipalities to be formed, many hung municipalities and metros are still in the balance as parties struggle to agree on the way forward.
There were two objections from political parties about 'missing votes'.
While members of the home affairs portfolio committee have welcomed the IEC’s clean audit, some questioned whether the polls were in fact fair after raising concerns about operational glitches.
This follows a complaint by the Cape Independence Party, in which they sought a recount in 24 voting districts in the Cape Town metro.
Councillors from over 200 municipalities are expected to be sworn in within two weeks. They'll also have to undergo training.
Residents of the Dalton hostel smashed the windows of a TVET college campus and they protested in the streets, burning rubble and tyres.
The IEC said the 2021 election was the most difficult it had to oversee, due to a variety of challenges, including power cuts and the coronavirus pandemic.
With the elections declared free and fair, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said that the African National Congress (ANC) still dominated in the country’s 213 municipalities, having achieved a majority in 161 of them.
The official results are expected to be announced by the IEC at 6pm on Thursday.
IEC officials are scanning and auditing the last tranche of ballots for finalisation.
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) said that there had been a decline overall of confidence and trust in the electoral commission during the 2010s, however, it remained one of the most trusted institutions.
Eyewitness News looks at the progress of the election vote-counting process and how the results are shaping up.
Following a few technical problems with the voter management devices relating to the polling process, the IEC could face litigation from some political parties.
The IEC is briefing the media on the progress of the vote-counting process.