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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.
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Saica to release final report into 2019 elections next week
Saica released its preliminary report into the elections, which indicated that the elections were generally free and fair.
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People arrested for multiple voting to face charges of breaching Electoral Act
Police said that more than 20 people have now been arrested for attempting to vote more than once.
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IEC to make official announcement on election results tonight
There are just 42 of the more than 22,000 voting districts still to be captured.
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Lower WC voter turnout blamed on apathy, weather
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said that there had been a considerable drop in the number of registered voters who cast their ballots this year, compared to 2014.
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IEC: 4 provinces conclude counting, Gauteng still trailing behind
IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo said the Gauteng was the only province with more work still to be done.
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More than 30 parties walk out of IEC meeting over voting irregularities
The group has vowed to bring their members to the results operation centre in Tshwane to protest until their demands are heard.
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ANC retains NC but with reduced majority
With all the votes counted and captured, the ANC has managed to win 57% of the vote.
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IEC: 65.5% voter turnout for 2019 elections
That is considerably lower than the national elections in 2014 when more than 73% of registered voters turned out to make their mark.
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IEC passes 90% election results capture mark
Of the 13 million votes captured by 10:30 am on Friday morning, 453 265 (3.47%) were special votes and 179 511 (1.37%) were spoilt ballots.
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Smaller parties weigh options as vote counting draws to a close
The IEC is expected to finalise election results during the course of Friday.
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IEC pleased with work done in WC, despite criticism
The IEC is expected to announce the election results for the Western Cape by midday. Currently, 94,68% of the results in the province have been captured.
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Over 12 million votes tallied and captured by IEC across SA
More than 17,000 voting districts have captured their results, however, more than 5,000 still need to do so.
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Long week, lack of sleep worth it, say IEC volunteers
Several IEC officials have told EWN the lack of sleep has been worth it because they got to be part of a historic event.
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Maimane: No need for election rerun
The IEC said that an audit would be conducted once vote counting has been completed but it has repeatedly defended the integrity of the polls.
