A day after the polls, ANC and IEC offices were forced shut after disgruntled IFP supporters allegedly held ANC members hostage there.
With no major incidents or impediments reported, and only one formal objection by noon on Thursday, the 2014 election result faces no serious hurdles.
Following ongoing service delivery protests, two IEC tents have been burnt in Bekkersdal on the eve of the elections, which residents vow to boycott.
Thousands of ballot papers from South Africa’s 116 missions are now being couriered to the Election House in Centurion.
The number of South Africans who registered to vote would probably yield half a parliamentary seat. But expats wasted no time casting their votes.
As voting stations opened in different parts of the world, the Independent Electoral Commission says the election process for expats is "going well".
As part of a group of parties calling on Pansy Tlakula to resign, Agang SA’s leader has criticised the IEC chairperson as well as Jacob Zuma.
The department of international relations and co-operation has dismissed a report that voters living abroad would not be able to vote.
The lists of parties and candidates contesting the May 7 national elections is expected to be published on the IEC website.
The National Assembly’s Max Sisulu has confirmed that Parliament will establish an ad hoc committee to process the public protector’s Nkandla report.
The IEC has rejected objections to President Jacob Zuma’s candidacy for Parliament, saying there is no evidence that he isn’t suitable.
A company that should have been shortlisted for providing new headquarters for the IEC is claiming R7.5-million from the embattled organisation.
Following reports that IEC workers threatened to strike if its chairperson didn’t resign, the commission says employees are barred from protesting.
The ruling party says demands by opposition parties for the IEC chair to step down are opportunistic.
EFF leader Julius Malema says opposition parties will initiate legal proceedings against the IEC if chairperson Pansy Tlakula does not resign.
The Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa has lodged an official objection to Jacob Zuma’s candidacy for presidency in the May elections.
IEC chairperson Pansy Tlakula says the treasury report into the procurement process for the body’s office doesn’t not accuse her of corruption.
The EFF has used money made from selling berets, T-shirts, posters, and member donations to pay the deposit fee to contest the general elections.
A member of the Economic Freedom Fighters has died outside the high court in Pretoria, where the party is fighting the IEC’s registration fees.
The Economic Freedom Fighters have filed papers in the Electoral Court challenging a section of the IEC Act regarding registration fees.
The ANC has pushed a number of high-profile amendments to a number of laws ahead of the upcoming elections.
EFF leader Julius Malema discusses the party’s upcoming manifesto launch, issues around the elections and whether racial reconciliation is possible.
With the final voter registration weekend set to close at 5pm on Sunday, the IEC says more than a million people were registered over the weekend.
The IEC said it is monitoring the situtation and will restore any damages to the voter registration stations as soon as possible.
South Africans can register to vote right up until President Jacob Zuma publishes the election date in the Government Gazette.
IEC chairperson Tlakula is convinced that public protector Thuli Madonsela is in the wrong about the disputed lease of the IEC headquarters.
EFF head Julius Malema says the current electoral laws, rules and regulations are not fair to new or small political parties.
South African citizens living overseas will be given their first-ever chance to register abroad to vote in the upcoming national elections.
A second voter registration weekend will be held in February next year, says the Independent Electoral Commission.
Following the closure of voting stations in Bekkersdal, the IEC’s deputy chairperson says people have a duty to help with security at voting stations.
The ANC has expressed its satisfaction with the IEC’s voting registration process despite reports of violent community protests, which affected it.
Efforts to distract the Independent Electoral Commission from its ethical duty betray the trust of South African voters, says Raenette Taljaard.