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National Budget top priority for 6th Parliament

Friday, May 10, 2019

Among the key considerations of the sixth Parliament is the national Budget that was tabled in February, says National Assembly (NA) Secretary Masibulele Xaso.

Vote counting hits 80% mark

Friday, May 10, 2019

South Africa is inching closer to the finish line with 80% of the votes captured in the sixth National and Provincial Elections.

President Ramaphosa's charm lauded

Friday, May 10, 2019

Political analysts have lauded the influence of President Cyril Ramaphosa in the performance of the African National Congress (ANC) in the 2019 National and Provincial Elections.

President Ramaphosa set to visit results centre

Friday, May 10, 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to visit the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) Results Operations Centre in Pretoria this morning, where officials, observer missions, political party representatives and media have been camping at, over the past few days.

Northern Cape leads the pack in special votes

Friday, May 10, 2019

As vote counting enters the home stretch, a total 3.53% of the special votes have so far been recorded in the 2019 National and Provincial Elections.

KZN leading spoilt ballots

Friday, May 10, 2019

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has overnight recorded a slight increase in the number of spoilt ballots recorded during Wednesday’s 2019 National and Provincial Elections.

Voter turnout marginally improves

Friday, May 10, 2019

As vote counting at the IEC’s national results centre in Pretoria continues, there has been marginal movement in voter turnout in the National and Provincial Elections.

Vote counting enters Day Two

Friday, May 10, 2019

Vote counting in the 2019 National and Provincial Elections is nearing the final stretch this morning.

Almost 60% of votes counted

Thursday, May 9, 2019

The Electoral Commission (IEC) had finalised results from 13 731 of the 22 924 voting stations (59.89%), totaling 8.9 million votes at 6.30pm on Thursday.

20 held for double voting

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Twenty people have been arrested for allegedly trying to vote for a second time during the 2019 National and Provincial Elections, says the South African Police Service (SAPS).