Category: News
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Up to 90 million ballot papers printed: IEC
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Electoral Commission (IEC) says up to 90 million ballots have been printed in preparation for the general elections on May 29. According to the Commission, a total of 5 600 800 votes were cast at 111 foreign missions around the world this past weekend. Over 5 000 observers from…
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EFF clarifies stance on immigration
Reading Time: < 1 minute Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, has clarified the party’s stance on immigration. Ndlozi’s comments come amid criticism from South Africans that the EFF endorses an open border policy. The former EFF national spokesperson says that the EFF’s stance includes that of regional integration which includes a collaborative effort…
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eThekwini to provide water, sanitation at hotspots on election day
Reading Time: < 1 minute The eThekwini municipality has placed service delivery units on high alert for voting day on the 29th of May, to prevent the disruption of electricity and water supply to voting stations. The Durban metro has the highest number of eligible voters in KwaZulu-Natal. Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says rapid response measures…
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Civil society observers to be deployed nationwide for elections
Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2024 elections will see one of the biggest contingents of civil society observers going out to voting stations across the country on the 29th of May. This was revealed at a media briefing held by the Civil Society organisation Defend Our Democracy (DOD) in Parktown, Johannesburg, on Thursday. DOD reveals their…
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Mbalula rules out possibility of officials resigning post elections
Reading Time: 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has ruled out any possibility of the party’s top officials and their National Executive Committee members stepping down, should the party dip below 50% during next week’s election. He was speaking to the media on the party’s preparedness for its Siyanqoba rally at…
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Malema meets with traditional leaders in Moletji, Limpopo
Reading Time: 3 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has met with Kgoši Kgabo Moloto III and traditional leaders at Moletji Moshate, outside Polokwane, Limpopo. This is part of the EFF’s build-up campaign towards the “Tshela-Thupa” rally. The party’s final election rally will be held at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on…
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KZN identified as potential violence hotspot ahead of polls
Reading Time: 2 minutes IFP leader, Velenkosini Hlabisa says political parties must accept the outcomes of the 29 May polls because it will be the will of the people. This is as KwaZulu-Natal has been identified as a potential violence hotspot in next week’s election in places like Nongoma, Ulundi and the Ethekwini region. Hlabisa…
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Party members should be taught political tolerance: Analyst
Reading Time: < 1 minute Political Analyst, Professor Bheki Mngomezulu says party leaders should educate their followers about political tolerance. Attacks on members of political parties during electioneering have become widespread in some parts of the country, ahead of next week’s elections. In Tshwane, DA members were allegedly attacked by a group of unknown people…
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DA’s Steenhuisen campaigns in Ntuzuma
Reading Time: 2 minutes Residents of Ntuzuma township, north of Durban say the area is lagging behind in terms of service delivery. Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen and the party’s provincial leadership are campaigning in the area today. Residents, Sinokwethemba Dlamini and Pinky Biyela, say they are both unemployed and are putting their faith…
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LIVE | IEC launches National Results Operation Centre
Reading Time: < 1 minute The IEC is launching the National Results Operation Centre (ROC) located at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand. It will serve as primary management hub for electoral operations housing political parties, the media, government observers, government and business leaders.