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Results trickle in for metros

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As the first day of vote-counting got underway in earnest, the National Results Operations Centre (ROC) in Pretoria, where IEC officials, observer missions, political representatives, media and analysts are stationed, is a hive of activity.

Early results from Election Day trickle in

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With only 16.66% of the voting districts having completed their counting so far, the results up on the leader board at the IEC’s National Results Operation Centre in Pretoria, are far from final.

IEC assures nation of integrity of the elections

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As allegations swirl regarding two potential instances of double voting, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has assured voters of the overall integrity of the electoral process.

Vote counting underway

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All eyes have now turned to the critical process of counting votes in the 2019 National and Provincial Elections.

IEC attending to closed voting stations

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The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has assured voters at the five voting stations in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, which were not yet opened by 5pm, that efforts to were being made to resolve this matter.

Clock is ticking, cast your vote!

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With just a few hours left before the close of voting stations countrywide, government has called on all citizens who are yet to make their mark to do so before polls close at 9pm.

Vuwani community urged to vote

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Government has called on the people of Vuwani – who have boycotted the elections - to exercise their right to vote for their voices to be heard.

Elections get off to a positive start

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Election Day got underway to a very positive start at 7am today as voting stations across South Africa opened and voters arrived in high numbers to cast their votes in the National and Provincial Elections, says IEC Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo.

This is what we wanted: Denis Goldberg

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Anti-apartheid campaigner Denis Goldberg, who is one of the two Rivonia Trialists still alive, said voting and determining South Africa’s democracy is what his generation always wanted.

Today is reminiscent of 1994

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has likened today’s Election Day to that of the first democratic election in 1994, after witnessing the high voter turnout at voting stations across the country.

Davies: Your vote is valuable

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Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says the right to vote is a hard-fought one, and that registered voters should make use of the privilege to make a difference.

South Africans urged to vote

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Government has called on all South Africans, especially young and first-time voters, to exercise their democratic right to vote.