Final election results countdown begins after mixed voter turnout
From as early as 4am on Wednesday, some rushed to voting stations across Nelson Mandela Bay, while others seemingly ...
By Deneesha Pillay, Nomazima Nkosi, Siyamtanda Capa, Zamandulo Malonde and Zizonke May
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NEWS
What the results say of Nelson Mandela Bay vote
Although not enough to propel it to a clear majority support, the ANC remained in the lead, hovering around 46% for ...
FF Plus attributes gains to its fight-back slogan
Groenewald said he had felt so strongly about the slogan that he had started testing it out a few months after he was ...
DA ‘will have to work harder’ after losing support in Kouga
Bhanga said the FF Plus gaining ground in Kouga was the trend across SA and could not be factored into voting trends in ...
Mmusi Maimane calls for independent audit of election results
An independent audit of the 2019 general election results is the only remedy to legitimise them.
ANC in clear lead, DA slips, EFF and FF grow: Election results taking shape
With just over three out of four (75.06%) votes counted, the ANC and DA are projected to hold their positions as the ...
Peace, calm reign at Eastern Cape voting stations
Eastern Cape voters came out en masse and were patient, stoic and chilled in their respective queues at the polls ...
Final election results countdown begins after mixed voter turnout
From as early as 4am on Wednesday, some rushed to voting stations across Nelson Mandela Bay, while others seemingly ...
"We will bring the ANC down" says Floyd Shivambu
EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu is adamant that the ANC will not win the Gauteng province with an outright majority.
ANC takes early lead in Gauteng, KZN, but it's too soon to call
With just more than two million votes counted, the ANC has taken an early lead at 54.2% of national support, followed ...
'Double voting' raised as political parties question IEC
Dozens of political parties contesting the 2019 elections have raised concerns about possible voter fraud amid ...
‘I vote for a better life’: 116-year-old
SA’s oldest voter recalls his life in apartheid SA, when he could only hope to one day make his mark for Mandela
IEC investigating after ballot boxes found on a Limpopo roadside
The Electoral Commission (IEC) is investigating a video on social media showing ballot boxes lying on the side of the ...
Pray for Cyril Ramaphosa, vote for Mmusi Maimane, says Helen Zille
Western Cape premier Helen Zille flew into Port Elizabeth on Sunday to join her DA counterpart, provincial leader Nqaba ...
'The era of impunity is over,' Cyril Ramaphosa warns at Siyanqoba rally
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has promised that those found guilty of corruption and state capture will not be allowed ...
Protests, closed voting stations mar special voting in Eastern Cape
The first day of special votes in the Eastern Cape was disrupted when communities in Ginsberg, outside King William’s ...
DA admits it may lose the Western Cape
The DA has admitted that its chances of retaining the Western Cape rely on a high voter turnout in the province.
IEC calls for calm as election day approaches
With only two days to go before the 2019 national and provincial elections, the electoral commission (IEC) has called ...
Julius Malema: Let Cyril Ramaphosa deny that he offered me cabinet post
EFF leader Julius Malema on Sunday repeated his claim that President Cyril Ramaphosa had offered him and his deputy, ...
Russians, Afrikaans and saluting a 'bru': six quirky moments from the ...
But guys, this election campaign has been the most.
Everything on track for May 8 poll
It is all systems go for next week’s national and provincial elections, with 27,000 IEC staff to be deployed to Eastern ...
DA in Eastern Cape acts on poster damage
The DA in the Eastern Cape has offered a reward of R50,000 for anyone who might have useful information on the people ...
Democratic Alliance promises to lead coalitions, tackle racism
The DA, although heading for defeat in May 8 national elections, pledged to forge coalitions with smaller parties to ...
ANC 'confident' of overwhelming victory in May 8 elections
The ANC has no appetite for governing through coalitions, and the party is confident that it will win the May 8 ...
Eastern Cape Cope leader joins DA
The DA provincial leader and Premier candidate Nqaba Bhanga has revealed the Congress of the People provincial ...
Voters in Eastern Cape lead number of election home visits for elections
A total of 774,094 voters have been granted permission to cast a special vote on May 6 and 7 for the 2019 general ...
Top parties in trouble – poll
With a week to go to the general election, the SA Institute for Race Relations (IRR) has published a new election poll ...
Parties spell out plans if they are voted into power
Quality, debt-free education, a stipend for all job-seekers, land and a God-fearing civil servant machinery.
LIVE | The Herald Canrad #SAElections2019 debate
Crime, jobs, housing backlogs and what the plan is to grow SA’s ailing economy. This will all be fiercely debated on ...
Election poll predicts controversial 11% drop in ANC support
A poll conducted by the SA Institute of Race Relations (IRR) predicts a massive drop in national support for the ruling ...
OPINION
Is Cyril in charge? Will he tackle ANC thugs? Well, don’t ask him
He failed to reassure voters that he will tackle his enemies, and that his agenda, not corruption, will triumph
South African citizens will send strong messages through election
Although they are three different groups, the common theme among all of them is that they are all in a precarious ...
Greater justice coming so go out and use your vote
All of this notwithstanding, on Wednesday we can celebrate 25 years of our democracy, and if things go as expected ...
Whatever you do, go and vote
How sad, how pitiful, how mediocre that 25 years of democracy has left us with only one choice.
A conversation with myself
The ANC's incompetence makes it very difficult to vote with my heart, but the rest of the parties are not much better
ANALYSIS | ANC’s coalition puzzler - will Malema beret the hatchet?
He's poised to score at the polls, so there will be coalition talks. The big question is: what, exactly, does he want?
Cyril Ramaphosa probably best person to lead SA
There’s a lively debate under way in the media over support for Cyril Ramaphosa as the best person to lead SA over the ...
MULTIMEDIA
WATCH | EFF rejects call for election re-run
The Economic Freedom Fighters said they will not join smaller political parties in calling for a re-run of the 2019 ...
WATCH | Explainer: This is how the vote-counting process works
Ever wondered how vote-counting works? We break down the process.
WATCH | Elections 2019 through the eyes of voters, young and old
The 2019 general elections through the eyes of two voters.
WATCH | Cyril Ramaphosa calls unsuspecting voters on the phone
“Whisper to me who you voted for, I wont tell any one,” President Cyril Ramaphosa joked during telephonic ...
WATCH | Julius Malema fumes as IEC official tells his wife to remove fake ...
EFF leader Julius Malema was on Wednesday irked by an IEC staff member who instructed his wife Mantwa Matlala-Malema to ...
WATCH | My wife is in labour, but I'm voting
The first person to queue to vote at East London City Hall was 32-year-old Jalil Abbas, who arrived there at 5.30am, ...
LISTEN | Eastern Cape DA leader Nqaba Bhanga: 'Put President Mmusi Maimane ...
Eastern Cape DA leader Nqaba Bhanga said as he voted at Buffalo Flats Primary on Wednesday morning that DA leader Mmusi ...
WATCH | Premier Phumulo Masualle at the polls
Jobs and economic recovery was on the mind of Eastern Cape Premier Phumulo Masualle said, as he voted at Beaconhurst ...
WATCH | Charmer, leader, villain: The many faces of Cyril Ramaphosa
We followed the man at the helm of the ANC on his campaign trail over the last couple of months to show you his ...
PODCAST | All hail kingmaker Julius Malema!
Podcast The Numbers Don't Lie looks at coalition tactics.
WATCH | A jovial Desmond Tutu casts his vote at home
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was mum after casting his vote at home in Milnerton, Cape Town, on Monday.
PODCAST | Will Mmusi Maimane keep his job?
The Numbers Don't Lie is a limited podcast series exploring the data behind the elections, pulling out the stories we ...
WATCH | South African kids explain politics and the elections
Ever wondered what South African children think of the world we live in?
PODCAST | Are parties missing a beat when it comes to women's votes?
According to the latest analysis derived from Statistics SA and the Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA), ...
WATCH LIVE | Malema addresses EFF's Tshela Thupa rally
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema is expected to address scores of supporters at the Tshela Thupa ...
WATCH LIVE | ANC holds final Siyanqoba rally ahead of Wednesday's elections
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the ANC's Siyanqoba rally at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg on ...
WATCH | Ramaphosa was there when SA was looted, says Maimane
DA leader Mmusi Maimane has lashed out at President Cyril Ramaphosa saying he had accepted a "bribe" and was there ...
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