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ANC leads in Gauteng as vote counting crawls along
The total vote tally currently stands at around 55% with a number of districts still outstanding.
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EFF moves in to be official opposition in a third province
Going into this general election, the EFF was the official opposition in Limpopo and the North West.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: No election in the world is perfect
Judith February says that when things go wrong in an elections, it's crucial that an electoral commission act in a manner consistent with its own laws, rules and the Constitution.
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Big three parties express mixed feelings on election results
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it hopes to be done tallying all the votes by Saturday.
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Voting irregularities meant to suppress support base, claim some smaller parties
Leaders of the small political parties who intend to contest the legitimacy of this year’s provincial and national elections said they would lodge their legal case against the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Friday morning.
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Delay in poll results a possibility as IEC probes voter fraud claims
On Thursday, the commission announced that it has established an audit to check the extent of the problem after several objections were laid with the IEC over its supposedly indelible ink.
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ANC set to remain as governing party
With just a quarter of the ballots left to be tallied and captured, the ANC has so far secured 57% of the vote, which is down from its 62% in the last general elections.
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IEC processes created on assumption voters have 'honour' - Brigalia Bam
Former IEC chairperson Brigalia Bam gives her perspective on the 2019 elections and allegations of irregularities and voter fraud during voting day.
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EFF’s presence felt in North west as vote counting continues
The party’s share of the vote had been climbing all day and by Thursday night it sat at over 18%.
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Over 65% of voter turnout recorded so far
The IEC said of the almost 10 million votes captured from over 14,000 voting stations, Gauteng had recorded the highest voter turnout at 71.8%.
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IEC does not have proper systems to run elections - BLF
BLF Kwazulu-Natal provincial spokesperson Thobani Zikalala says they are disappointed with the IEC with regards to allegations of duplicate voting.
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We want an election rerun - disgruntled smaller parties
Smaller parties said they were not happy with the irregularities in Wednesday's elections. They vowed to launch legal action against the IEC.
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Manyi's ATM books a seat in Parliament
IEC results showed that the party had obtained 41,194 votes nationally by 6pm on Thursday evening.
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Suspect votes in KZN will count - IEC
Twenty people have been arrested in KwaZulu-Natal on allegations of “double voting”.
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IEC launches audit after claims of voter fraud
The decision was taken after the commission met with political parties contesting elections who raised concerns about the supposedly indelible ink being easy to remove.
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FF+: It’s a myth we’re an exclusively white and conservative party
According to preliminary results on Thursday morning from the IEC, the FF+ received over 135, 000 votes in the national results.
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IEC vows to deal with anyone involved in voter fraud
The IEC has received seven official objections regarding voter irregularities, which are under investigation.
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'You can run but you can’t hide,' IEC warns voting cheats
Several political parties have lodged objections with the IEC claiming that the disappearing ink made it possible for people to vote more than once.
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Cope MP, CT ward councillor test allegations of multiple voting
Cope MP Deidre Carter said she decided to test the system after being told of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supporters allegedly voting multiple times in the Cape metro.
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International observers praise IEC, but ANC & DA in WC not happy
The IEC in the Western Cape is dealing with an avalanche of complaints, lodged mainly by the DA and the ANC, over the unavailability of ballot papers at a number of polling stations, with both parties claiming this has cost them votes.
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IEC: Our security measures strong enough to prevent double votes
Several political parties lodged objections with the IEC, including one over the ‘removable’ ink used to mark voters and other people being able to vote twice.
