The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) says it has concluded vote counting in municipalities in the Northern Cape, with the capturing of results of only two municipalities left before the process is completed.
With several councils not producing an outright winner in the 2021 Local Government Elections, coalition councils formed will have to be anchored in workable agreements if they are to function optimally, says an analyst.
An interim election satisfaction survey (ESS) assessment has overwhelmingly determined that the 2021 Local Government Elections were free and fair.
Despite movements throughout the country during the political party campaigns for the Local Government Elections, South Africa continues to record low COVID-19 infections.
The picture of who will run the country’s 257 municipalities became clearer as vote counting in the 2021 Local Government Elections reached 69% on Wednesday morning.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is determined to complete at least 90% of the vote counting this evening.
With the first day of vote counting still underway in the 2021 Local Government Elections, more than 50% percent of the votes have been counted.
The Electoral Commission (IEC) in KwaZulu-Natal has announced that result counting at voting stations has been completed, with capturing and auditing of the results on the system currently underway.
With at least 85% of the Local Government Election votes counted in the Northern Cape, indications are that parties with a traditionally smaller base of supporters are garnering more votes than they did in the 2016 elections.
While vote counting continues for the 2021 Local Government Elections, results for the Metropolitan Municipalities in the country have started trickling in.
The African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo has reclaimed the Modimolle-Mookgophong and Thabazimbi Municipalities which it had lost in the 2016 municipal elections.
Hours since South Africans cast their vote in the 2021 Local Government Elections, 37% of vote counting has been completed.
Eskom has announced that stage two load shedding will be implemented from 4pm this afternoon following a shortage of generating capacity.
As vote counting for the 2021 Local Government Elections continues in different parts of the country, the African National Congress (ANC) continues to hold most of the seats in various municipalities, especially in the rural areas.
As more results are finalised in the aftermath of Monday’s 2021 Local Government Elections, a picture of coalition local government has begun to emerge.
