adminDA support increases by 1 million votes – party
Pretoria – Support for the Democratic Alliance was expected to increase by about a million votes in the 2014 national elections, the party’s campaign manager Jonathan Moakes said on Friday.…
Elections free and fair, say observers
Johannessburg – It was free and fair, said the Southern African states. The SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) said that despite some problems, the mission “concludes that the 2014 national…
Live election results 2014 Day 3 @11:00
96.27% of vote counted AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 10,650,563 61.57% DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE 3,749,921 21.68% ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS 1,057,651 6.11% INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY 413,771 2.39% NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY 274,088 1.58% UNITED DEMOCRATIC…
Limpopo nears vote counting completion
Tshepo Tsheole The Limpopo province is nearing completion of vote counting, currently sitting at 99.74% of voting districts counted, following Wednesday’s general elections. As is the case in other provinces,…
EFF and NFP are the new emerging centres of power in SA Politics
Lubna Nadvi The performance by EFF and NFP in the 2014 elections is a clear indication that the winds of change in South African politics have begun to blow with…
Slow counting in Gauteng worries political parties
The race to control the province is still on. The slow counting of votes in Gauteng, which holds the country’s largest voting base, is causing concern among political parties. Several…
ANC gets ‘overwhelming mandate’ from SA voters
Johannesburg – South African citizens have voted resoundingly to extend the ANC’s 20-year rule, ignoring leadership scandals and economic malaise in a wholesale display of loyalty to the party once…
IEC, cops at odds over voter fraud
Johannesburg – It didn’t happen, said the Independent Electoral Commission. They appeared in court, said the SAPS. On Wednesday night, police arrested three people on charges of fraud after a…
Live election results 2014 Day 3 @10:00
95.66% of vote counted AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 10,536,745 61.55% DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE 3,717,877 21.72% ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS 1,039,747 6.07% INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY 408,922 2.39% NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY 272,300 1.59% UNITED DEMOCRATIC…
EFF claims foul play in Gauteng results
The Economic Freedom Fighters has called for an audit of the elections and votes in Gauteng. “There are many incidents of lost ballots and ballots found in bins across Gauteng,…