South Africa

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.

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has announced a massive fuel hike from Wednesday this week.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) estimates that 90% of vote counting in the Monday 2021 Local Government Elections will be concluded by the end of Tuesday.

The country’s power utility Eskom has warned that it may have to implement load shedding at short notice after experiencing breakdowns at its power stations.

Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) officials escaped unharmed on Election Day in Mpumalanga after they were ambushed shortly after they concluded vote counting.

The National Press Club has called for an urgent probe after a Newzroom Afrika journalist covering local elections in Soweto was detained by the police.

The African National Congress (ANC) has emerged as early frontrunner in the wake of Monday’s 2021 Local Government Election, with results confirming the party had secured three local municipalities.