South Africa

Pretoria - With the counting of ballots nearing completion in the 2014 general election, the African National Congress (ANC) remains top on the leader board.

Pretoria - The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) has thanked South Africans for conducting themselves peacefully and lawfully over the election period.

Pretoria - Contract Cleaning workers and employers in the Northern Cape have proposed a minimum wage increase of R500-a-month for the sector, in order to help workers catch up with the standard of living.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission will announce the final results of the 2014 General Elections tomorrow at 6pm, IEC Chairperson Advocate Pansy Tlakula announced on Friday.

Pretoria - The African Union Election Observer Mission has declared South Africa’s 2014 national and provincial elections as free, fair, transparent and credible.

Pretoria - A South African Development Community (SADC) mission, deployed in South Africa to observe the country’s elections this week, has expressed satisfaction over the manner the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) conducted the 2014 poll.

Pretoria - Women, Children and People with Disabilities Minister Lulu Xingwana has called for the safe return of over 200 kidnapped girls in Nigeria.

Pretoria – The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) says the tariffs for tollgates on the national roads will be adjusted on 24 May 2014, in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Pretoria – Although some small political parties are disappointed about the outcome of the election results, they have committed themselves to work with the ANC, in changing peoples’ lives.

Pretoria - Results streaming in at the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) Results Operations Centre, indicate that three new political parties will take up seats in Parliament, following the 2014 General Elections.

Pretoria – As the voting results continue to trickle in at the national Results Operations Centre (ROC) in Pretoria, party representatives are waiting patiently for the final results on how their parties had fared.

Pretoria - The ANC has garnered 10 287 024 of the votes cast in the country’s fifth democratic elections, bringing its percentage of the votes to 62.50% early on Friday.

Pretoria – Almost 95% of the votes have been counted in the 2014 general election.

Pretoria – The national Results Operations Centre (ROC) was a hive of activity when President Jacob Zuma, the leader of the African National Congress (ANC), did a walkabout through the elections nerve centre on Thursday night.

Pretoria – Results for 70% the country’s voting districts are now in, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announced on Thursday evening.