The independent candidates disqualified from taking part in Tlokwe’s recent by-elections were severely prejudiced, says the Electoral Court.
Next year’s elections will have 22 264 voting stations compared to the 20 859 in 2011, says the Independent Electoral Commission.
The IEC’s top leadership made a show of organisational strength amid worries that potential suspensions could destabilise the organisation.
The IEC will launch an elections drive at quite short notice and to very little fanfare, despite the struggle to get first-time voters to register.
Opposing parties have put the elections first, uniting to try to stabilise a floundering electoral commission.
The property company awarded a contract to lease office space to the IEC did not submit its tax clearance certificate, but got the job anyway.
The ad hoc committee considering the public protector’s report on the procurement of the IEC’s headquarters had more questions than answers.
Chairperson Lluwellyn Landers has said that the committee will not be doubting the public protector’s investigation into the IEC lease agreement.
The ANC has won two of the three wards contested in Wednesday’s by-elections in the Potchefstroom-based Tlokwe local municipality.
The question hanging over her is not just about personal oversight, but political partisanship.
Eight of the 14 Tlokwe councillors who were expelled from the ANC last month have registered independently with the IEC, says a report.
An alleged romance between Pansy Tlakula and a businessman is at the heart of the public protector’s finding that the lease was secured irregularly.
President Zuma faces a race against time to fill the three key positions of chairperson, deputy chairperson and chief electoral officer at the IEC.
Former diehard ANC member, Ntombizanele Sopeki, stood as an independent — and won her ward from the ruling party.
While millions of South Africans were heeding the calls of the IEC, <b>Milisuthando Bongela</b> caught up with friends.
The beleaguered IFP’s control of 32 of KZN’s 61 municipalities was under serious threat as results from the local elections rolled in.
When the Meqheleng Library was set alight after the murder of Andries Tatane in Ficksburg, only a handful of books survived the fire.
The Democratic Alliance’s strategy to rebrand itself and create a home for people of all colours pays off.
Excitement, controversy and "toilet wars" all contributed to an unprecedented 57% of the electorate turning out to vote in the municipal elections.
A harried week of phone banking and social networking marked parties’ final drive.
Using piles of rocks, protesters have blocked the only road leading into Morutsi village in Limpopo as an attempt to disrupt polling.
The first results of the 2011 municipal elections came in at 8:22pm on Wednesday, more than one hour after voting stations around the country closed.
Voter turnout figures have begun trickling in, showing that 16% of SA’s 23,6-million registered voters had cast their ballot by 3pm on Wednesday.
Voting in Eshowe in KZN turned into a meat and greet as voters, and President Zuma, were met with competing political choirs — and boerewors rolls.
Democracy think-tank Idasa has taken issue with vote-buying practices leading up to the elections, but the IEC has paid their complaints little mind.
Planning Minister Trevor Manuel is seething with anger about the distribution of a pamphlet that claims he has urged voters not to vote ANC.
<i>M&G</i> readers share their views on our religion edition, police brutality and the local government elections.
Research predicts shifts in the voting patterns of urbanites fed up with poor service delivery.
Disgruntlement over Luthuli House’s perceived manipulation of candidate lists have resulted in an increase in the number of independent candidates.
Fed up with the replacement of its elected candidate, Knysna is declaring its independence, writes <b>Glynnis Underhill</b>.
Cope looks set to present a serious headache to the IEC as it prepares for the local government elections, scheduled for May 18.
DA leader Helen Zille told the Mail & Guardian Online on Thursday that the party is ”not very happy” about the election results.