The ANC’s secretary general says Zuma is critical to the ANC retaining KZN
The FF+ won just 1.57% of the vote in the Western Cape and should be allocated at least one seat in the provincial legislature
A collapse of basic services and lawfare cost the governing party 10% of it votes
Parties like the Freedom Front Plus have enjoyed a surge in interest online
‘…and then the coffee ran out’: What it’s like to report South Africa’s election
While smaller parties have seen a decline and over fist, the Freedom Front Plus has emerged as one of the biggest winners of the 2019 election
Populist leaders ask for voter support, but their parties fail to win in their home wards
The party has won over 60% of the vote, down from 67.39% in 2014.
Status quo in the Cape as the ANC looks set to keep its majority
Smaller parties are threatening court action. But this does not automatically suspend the results of the election
Party secretary general says the weather and the natural progression of democracy led to ANC decline
The EFF has displaced the DA as the official opposition in the province but pay attention to the ANC’s losses
The ruling party loses 8% and heads towards 60% in the province where it was founded
During the last national elections in 2014, Bekkersdal, west of Johannesburg, was the site of protests, sparked by service delivery woes
The 65 percent of South Africa’s citizens who voted seem to have agreed that the ruling party deserves a final attempt to clean up its act
Our political parties made little mention of global warming, despite the glaring crisis that is upon us
The ANC’s hold on Gauteng remains tenuous as counting continues
At a few polling stations, police and protesters contested the space around the facilities
Shootings and violence did not stop voters in the Cape ganglands from exercising their constitutional rights
It was a quiet day at the polls in the Limpopo district with elders wanting to vote and the youth cynical about elections
With his mandate now assured, the president has to balance ANC demands with effective governance
To effectively lead South Africa out of the morass, Ramaphosa must prioritise service to the people.
Although it deepens our democracy to see this equitable division of power, it also suggests that South Africans are moving further from each other
Paradigm shifts for the liberation party are necessary if it wishes to hold on to its power
The IEC said it would be conducting an audit of votes cast at a sample of voting stations to establish whether double voting did, in fact, occur.
The party’s elections head claims ANC members were responsible for the deadly shooting
With just over half the votes counted, the FF+ has already doubled its 2014 votes
No water, no jobs, no education and little hope — residents of Kraaipan in the North West haven’t reaped the rewards of voting
With more than two-thirds of voting districts declared in the Western Cape, the incumbent DA is holding firm to continue governing the province
Various political party members have shared their views on the election results.
Women denied their right to vote after police burn ID books
The Electoral Commission of South Africa is conducting an audit of voting stations where individuals may have voted twice