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ConCourt rules independent candidates may in future contest elections
The declaration has, however, been suspended for 24 months to allow the National Assembly to make the necessary constitutional amendments.
The IEC briefed Parliament's home affairs oversight committee on the high-level panel recommendations on electoral reform on Tuesday.
Here are snapshots of some of the front-runners in this year's election.
The former premier and Cape Town mayor cast his ballot in Durbanville on Wednesday morning.
Months of campaigning has brought them to today, South Africa's sixth democratic elections.
Judith February says the passing this week of a bill to regulate private funding to political parties in some way is a fair and good start to a thorny issue.
Judith February says the deficit in accountability within our electoral system has weakened key institutions and enabled the emergence of a one-party dominant system.
The commission says 80% of people who are eligible to vote, but aren't registered, are under 35.
Judith February ponders the challenges that lie ahead for incoming members of Parliament.
The post-election period is when the guts and gore within parties are exposed.
The EFF leader says his party plans to add one million supporters every eight months.
The party will hold the indaba to analyse the election outcome and find out where its weaknesses lie.
The EFF says it will respond to allegations of vote rigging after the IEC has concluded its probe.
The president has thanked the millions of South Africans who voted for ANC back into power.
Pansy Tlakula has officially declared the results of SA's fifth democratic general elections.
The party won over six percent of the national vote and became the official opposition in two provinces.
The PAC has called for election results to be delayed in order to probe irregularities.
Preparations are now taking place for the final declaration by the IEC at 6pm.
The ANC stalwart says she doesn’t take for granted the overwhelming votes the ANC has received.