From ballot boxes made with jeans to water masquerading as invisible ink, our two former IEC heads recall SA’s magical first elections.
Following ongoing service delivery protests, two IEC tents have been burnt in Bekkersdal on the eve of the elections, which residents vow to boycott.
The perception of the IEC as honest and trustworthy is all-important, Pansy Tlakula’s predecessors have warned following the leasing deal scandal.
South Africans may face imprisonment if they are caught taking selfies in the voting booth or photos of their ballot papers on election day.
An urgent application has been lodged with the electoral court seeking to postpone the May 7 elections and suspend all IEC commissioners.
As voting stations opened in different parts of the world, the Independent Electoral Commission says the election process for expats is "going well".
The Electoral Court has ruled that a full inquiry will be heard in an application seeking the resignation of IEC chairperson Pansy Tlakula.
The lists of parties and candidates contesting the May 7 national elections is expected to be published on the IEC website.
The IEC says only one objection to candidates on the political parties’ lists has been upheld, after it received 45.
With just four weeks until the elections, the IEC has had to fend off accusations from all corners, possibly bringing its independence into question.