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Questions over Tom Thabane’s citizenship amount to 'incitement'
Eyewitness News established that Tom Thabane was head of elections in Bloemfontein during the first democratic elections in 1994.
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Sheila Senkubuge was already an SA citizen when elected as Tshwane MMC – IEC
The IEC said Senkubuge was a citizen during the 2016 municipal elections.
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IEC: Parly should develop a suitable electoral system for SA
The IEC briefed Parliament's home affairs oversight committee on the high-level panel recommendations on electoral reform on Tuesday.
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Botswana to hold national and local elections on 23 October
The poll will elect 57 national assembly and 490 local government representatives, IEC spokesman Osupile Maroba said in a statement.
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Ngcukaitobi: Electoral Act goes against international laws SA subscribes to
Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi represented the New Nation Movement that wanted that provision of the Electoral Act to be declared unconstitutional.
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Calls for review of certain provisions of Political Party Funding Act
While some parties and organisations support the draft regulations making party funding more transparent, others have raised technical concerns.
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Public hearings on Political Party Funding Act set to start
The hearings come after My Vote Counts won a Constitutional Court application in June last year forcing political parties to publicly disclose their funders.
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BLF vows to fight their deregistration
The Independent Electoral Commission has ruled in favour of the Freedom Front Plus and deregistered Andile Mngxitama's party as an official political party.
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Malema urges IEC to modernise voting systems to avoid future crisis
The commission on Thursday confirmed that the Statistician-General found there was a negligible risk of multiple voting during last week’s elections.
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Ramaphosa under pressure to make right choices for his Cabinet
The list of candidates for the National Assembly handed to Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has given President Cyril Ramaphosa a set pool from which to choose members of his Cabinet.
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Chief Justice Mogoeng receives MP candidate lists
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng is received the candidate lists for Members of Parliament from the IEC.
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IEC awaits full report on sample of indelible ink in double voting matter
The supposedly indelible ink was one of the security measures used to protect the voting system.
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IEC: Interim findings show indelible ink used during voting was faulty
Voters complained that the ink was easy to wash off after casting their ballots last Wednesday, with claims that some voters then attempted to cast more than one ballot.
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ANC urged to be cautious over appointment of new leaders
Economists say the financial markets will be looking closely at who President Cyril Ramaphosa will appoint in his cabinet.
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The biggest winners in Parliament - EFF and FF Plus
Change is here: The Economic Freedom Fighters and the Freedom Front Plus made their circles bigger in Parliament.
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Vote counting complete, ANC garners 57.51%, DA 20.76% & EFF 10.79%
The ANC won 57.51% of the vote, which was more than double their nearest rivals, the Democratic Alliance (DA) who garnered 20.76% of the vote, while the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) were in third place with 10.79%.
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No independent audit on alleged voting irregularities, says IEC
At least 27 parties are demanding that the independent audit be conducted by another body other than Stats SA.
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Over 1,000 voting stations to undergo audit, says IEC
The IEC, however, did not specify when the audit would take place by the statistician general.
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ANCWL wants equal representation of women in Ramaphosa’s new Cabinet
The call came as the ANC on Saturday finalised its selection of premier candidates, as the party is set to retain eight provinces following elections.
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IEC considering all measures to combat voter fraud
With voting done, and South Africans awaiting the final results announcement, the IEC has been accused of having inadequate security features in its system.
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Smaller parties looking ahead to next elections
Mzoxolo Dibela from the Alliance For Transformation For All said while his party did not receive the number of votes they'd expected, the party won't give up.
