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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.
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At least 5 voting stations still not open at 5pm on Wednesday
IEC deputy CEO Masego Shiburi said the commission was highly satisfied with voting progress, however, there were some setbacks including those caused by protests.
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IEC denies ‘double vote’ claims in Gauteng
Parties claimed that some people voted twice because the ink used to indicate if a person had voted was easily wiped off.
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Voting off to smooth start in CT
All voting stations are open and functioning as normal.
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Elections 2019: 15 things to remember at the voting booth
Confused about the voting? Here are the frequently asked questions and answers for voters from the IEC.
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Former President Kgalema Motlanthe expected to cast vote in Houghton
Earlier, a few people had started queuing at the Killarney Country Club and were excited to vote for the political party of their choice.
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IEC removes official who let party agent assist in transfer of special votes
The commission said on Tuesday this followed an investigation into a video that went viral on Monday showing an agent helping the official.
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Be vigilant and check your ballot paper is stamped, warns IEC
IEC media liaison officer Trevor Davids said unstamped ballot papers would not be counted.
