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Deputy President Motlanthe casts his vote

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Pretoria- Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said there was no reason to jump the queue, as he waited patiently for his turn to cast his vote in the country’s fifth democratic elections on Wednesday.

Suspect arrested in Bekkersdal

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Pretoria – One suspect has been arrested in connection with the burning down of three voting stations in Bekkersdal, south west of Johannesburg last night.

Govt calls on SA, youth to vote

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Pretoria – As South Africans head to the polls in the country’s fifth democratic elections on Wednesday, government has called on all South Africans, especially the youth and first-time voters, to exercise their democratic right to vote.

Voting gets off to a smooth start

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Pretoria – A large number of voting stations have opened across the country without any hiccups, says Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer, Mosotho Moepya.

Soweto residents cast their ballots

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Soweto - Voters have begun queuing at polling stations around historic Soweto in Johannesburg to cast their ballots in the country's fifth democratic elections.

New voting stations erected in Mandlazini, Bekkersdal

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Pretoria – The Independent Electoral Commission’s provincial electoral officer in KwaZulu-Natal, Mawethu Mosery, says the IEC has set up a temporary voting station in Mandlazini near Richards Bay.

Voting gets underway

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Pretoria – Voting stations across the country have opened and the long-awaited 2014 general elections are underway.

South Africa votes

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Pretoria – As the sun rises this chilly Wednesday morning, many South Africans are already out and about, heading to the polls, to exercise their democratic right to elect the country’s fifth government.

IEC ready for Election Day

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Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is in “pretty good shape, ready and prepared” for Election Day which kicks off at voting stations across the country tomorrow morning.

What to expect at voting stations

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Pretoria – With less than 20 hours to go before South Africans head to the polls in the country’s fifth democratic elections, SAnews explains what to expect at voting stations.

SA calls on intl community to assist kidnapped girls

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Pretoria – The Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini has called on the international community, the African Union and the Nigerian government to do whatever it can to liberate the 230 school girls kidnapped in Nigeria.