Race card is no longer the winner

The most hotly contested local elections are now over and all the political parties are ­putting their own spin on what's been a bruising contest.

Flush with success: Controversy pulls in SA's voters

Excitement, controversy and "toilet wars" all contributed to an unprecedented 57% of the electorate turning out to vote in the municipal elections.

Outright control in DA's sight

The DA believes it will win its first overall majority in the Cape Town metropolitan council, predicting "somewhere between 57% and 60%".

Parties in a last-minute Twitter

A harried week of phone banking and social networking marked parties' final drive.

ANC heavies win Potchefstroom

The ANC won the Potchefstroom municipality in North West comfortably, in spite of the party's failure to register candidates in seven wards.

DA victorious in Midvaal

Despite the ANC's best efforts, voters endorse the party pushing service delivery.

Local not so lekker for citizens in rural Limpopo

Using piles of rocks, protesters have blocked the only road leading into Morutsi village in Limpopo as an attempt to disrupt polling.

Cope takes rap for losing PE hotspot

Cope was to blame for the Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan council remaining in ANC hands, Cope officials themselves conceded.

DA fails to wrest Nelson Mandela Bay from ANC

Despite the DA's best performance yet, holding on to Cape Town and Midvaal with ease, it was not able to win Nelson Mandela Bay from the ANC.

ANC bemoans loss of Midvaal to DA

The African National Congress was "very disappointed" over losing Midvaal in Gauteng to the Democratic Alliance.

ANC enjoys comfortable lead in Nelson Mandela Bay

The ANC enjoyed a significant lead in Nelson Mandela Bay as the results of the municipal elections began trickling in on Thursday.

Mpumalanga voters shun polls

A shockingly low turnout of voters in Mpumalanga was reported on Thursday morning when bleary-eyed party officials returned to the IEC in Pretoria.

Despite boycott, few cast vote in Orania

Despite media reports that the Afrikaner community of Orania in the North West would be boycotting the municipal elections, 65 residents voted.

SMSs from parties on voting day 'allowed'

The storm in a teacup over bulk SMSs sent by political parties continued on election day, with voters receiving SMSs from the DA.

Zille lodges complaint over ballot papers

DA leader Helen Zille has laid a complaint with the IEC in Nelson Mandela Bay after she discovered several voters were casting only one ballot.

Oh, behave! SA voters told

Politicians joined ordinary South Africans casting their votes as the local government elections got under way on Wednesday.

Clock ticking ahead of local government elections

From 7am on Wednesday over 23-million registered voters will go to over 20 000 polling stations to choose a representative at local government level.

DA claims of Cape Town's delivery success not the full picture

In its electioneering the DA has argued that Cape Town illustrates a superior delivery model.

'Mandela Bay is down to the wire'

The DA can win Nelson Mandela Bay from the ANC in the local government elections, DA leader Helen Zille said on Tuesday.

SABC dismiss DA 'bias' allegation

The SABC has dismissed allegations by the DA of biased election coverage on Sunday.

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