In Mitchells Plain, Geraldine trusts the DA with her children and grandchildren’s future.
Elections may be the political event of the year, but as far as financial analysts are concerned it’s a snooze-worthy affair on the economic calendar.
While many in the Nelson Mandela Metropole say they will vote DA, in some areas it’s like "1994 never happened".
The DA has made large strides in securing the coloured vote in the Western Cape, but many Mitchells Plain residents did not vote.
A voting station in Alexandra closed in the early afternoon amid allegations of vote rigging and collusion between the ANC and the IEC.
The suburb and township of Walmer in Port Elizabeth may share a name, but residents have vastly different life experiences and election hopes.
Voting took place without incident at the KwaMashu Hostel in Durban, one of the hot spots in KwaZulu-Natal where police and the army were deployed.
The mining strikes that have plagued the platinum belt in Rustenburg over the past two years are playing a pivotal role in how residents vote.
From ballot boxes made with jeans to water masquerading as invisible ink, our two former IEC heads recall SA’s magical first elections.
ANC members in Port Elizabeth have tried to block the DA leader from entering the Walmer Town Hall, saying she must "obey the rule".
Ziyana Lategan faces the possibility of heartbreak head on as she makes her way to the polls for the first time.
The gap between the haves and have-nots is on the minds of low-income earning South Africans as they take to the polls.
From Jacob Zuma attracting large crowds in Nkandla to Helen Zille ditching the DA’s colours, here’s what happened when party presidents voted.
Zamdela residents were angry with the government a year ago. Many say they will not vote because "politics is pointless".
The world’s most popular search engine has produced a "Google doodle" to mark South Africa’s fifth democratic elections.
Tactical voting is not simply about keeping the ruling party out of power. It’s about helping it stay on its toes. So how does a voter do that?
Following ongoing service delivery protests, two IEC tents have been burnt in Bekkersdal on the eve of the elections, which residents vow to boycott.
A DA SMS stating that President Jacob Zuma stole public money to build his Nkandla home was based on false information, the Electoral Court has held.
An open letter to President Jacob Zuma from a young South African.
While some community members in the Northern Areas outside of Port Elizabeth say they will certainly vote ANC, others are saying the party is corrupt.
Voting has begun with the casting of special votes, and already there are concerning reports of IEC material mishaps.
Although we’ll be using the paper ballot method to cast our votes, there are some apps to help us keep up with the election process.
As South Africa goes to the polls, we look at how President Jacob Zuma has campaigned around key issues in the run-up to elections.
Violence on the eve of the elections threatened to deliver on Bekkersdal residents’ promise not to vote, but peaceful voting has since begun there.
Co-operative Governance Minister Lechesa Tsenoli has urged people to refrain from violence and help the IEC conduct a free and fair election.
From EFF berets to ballot papers from the 1994 elections, here are online store Gumtree.co.za’s top items being bought ahead of the polls.
President Jacob Zuma says he is not concerned that the Nkandla debacle will have an effect on the ANC’s support during this election.
Society fails when we cease to care, when those in power seek to enrich themselves and when people lose trust in their leaders, writes Jay Naidoo.
Following reports that Baleka Mbete is earmarked for a top position in the ANC, Jacob Zuma says SA could see a woman president sooner than expected.
Analysts say moving officers into violence hot spots is not enough to help the province quash its history of politically related conflict.
The perception of the IEC as honest and trustworthy is all-important, Pansy Tlakula’s predecessors have warned following the leasing deal scandal.
Speaking at an Umlazi rally, IFP president Mangosuthu Buthelezi has criticised rampant corruption, saying "we need to fire some people in government".