South Africa

Pretoria - As millions of South Africans continue to cast their votes in the fifth Municipal Elections, Eskom has reassured the nation that the lights will stay on during the course of the day.

Pretoria - The 2016 Municipal Elections are proceeding well and South Africans are turning out in their numbers to make their voices heard at the polls.

Cape Town – Despite minor glitches with the ballot papers and identity scanners at two voting stations, voting got off to a smooth start across the Western Cape on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The security measures put in place for the 2016 Local Government Elections are unfolding as planned.

Pretoria – Voting in the 2016 Municipal elections got off to a smooth and timely start at almost all of the voting stations in the country, this morning.

Pretoria – Voting is going smoothly as planned in Mabopane, Garankuwa and Soshanguve, north of Pretoria.

Johannesburg - Despite the chilly winter morning, Johannesburg’s youth came out in their numbers to cast their vote in the 2016 Municipal Elections.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has urged all citizens to go out and vote today, if they want the country to develop.

Cape Town – As a long queue at the Milnerton High School, in Cape Town, stretched from the voting booths in the classrooms all the way to outside the gate, a frail looking Archbishop Desmond Tutu, after submitting his ballot, said that voting remained a dream for him as a black South African.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has cast his vote at Ntolwane Primary School in KwaNxamalala, in his home town, Nkandla, following the normal voting process, just like all other ordinary South Afri

Pretoria - Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Executive Mayor Mondli Gungubele joined local residents in Boksburg Dawn Park to cast his vote earlier today.

Johannesburg – Residents of Johannesburg south have given the Electoral Commission staff a thumbs up for quick and professional service as voting in some areas took less than three minutes.

Pretoria – Prominent leaders have been spotted across the country making their mark in what is poised to be the largest ever Local Government Elections.

Pretoria – Young and old have braved the cold weather this morning to cast their votes at voting stations in Soshanguve, Mabopane and GaRankuwa, in northern Pretoria.

Pretoria – Home Affairs offices across the country are open today to ensure all South Africans can acquire their green barcoded Identity Documents or Smart ID Cards.