South Africa

Pretoria - The national Results Operation Centre (ROC) is a hive of activity early on Thursday, the first day following the country’s fifth democratic elections.

Pretoria – The results of the 2014 general elections have started pouring in at the National Results Operating Centre in Pretoria.

Pretoria – Vote counting in the 2014 general election has begun, with the polls having closed at 9pm on Wednesday.

Pretoria – Voting stations around the country have closed after millions of South Africans took part in what many have billed as the most exciting election since 1994.

Pretoria - Voting is proceeding smoothly at the country’s 22 363 voting stations, Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson Adv Pansy Tlakula said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Government has called on citizens, who have not yet voted in the country’s fifth democratic elections, to make their way to voting stations.

Pretoria – IEC officials have reported that voting in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, is continuing smoothly with no incidents reported so far.

Pretoria - The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS), which is coordinating all security and law enforcement operations throughout the country during the elections, says it is satisfied that all deployments are in place.

Bekkersdal - Voting is running smoothly in the troubled Bekkersdal settlement in Westonaria, in the West Rand.

Pretoria – The Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) national Results Operations Centre (ROC) is ready to count the millions of votes that are being cast in the country’s fifth democratic election.

Johannesburg - IEC officials have reported a smooth voting day in voting stations situated at Alexandra Township, north of Johannesburg.

Pretoria – Government has welcomed the update provided by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) that shows that the 2014 General Elections are “well organised and proceeding peacefully”.

Pretoria – About 89% of all voting stations had opened their doors for voting as of 7am across the country, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chief electoral officer Mosotho Moepya said on Wednesday.

Soweto – There has been a slow movement of people in and out of voting stations in Dobsonville, northwest of Soweto, with IEC officials saying the numbers will probably start picking up after midday.

Pretoria – Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission, Pansy Tlakula, says she is satisfied that the voting process is continuing smoothly across the country.