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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.
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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.
