The Electoral Court in Bloemfontein has passed judgment on an application to postpone by-elections in Tlokwe.
Despite the IEC chair’s protestations that she did nothing wrong, questions remain around the body’s botched lease deal. Here are five of them.
While Pansy Tlakula is fighting the public protector’s damning report, the IEC is respecting its proposals – including possible action against her.
The DA is asking the Western Cape High Court to allow South Africans living abroad to vote for candidates in the provincial legislature.
The IFP has questioned the credibility of SA’s polls after IEC chair Pansy Tlakula was found to have been "grossly irregular" in a lease procurement.
IEC chair Pansy Tlakula says Thuli Madonsela’s report into conflict of interest on her part lacks findings that she benefited from a lease deal.
The Economic Freedom Fighters have submitted documents to register as a political party, says the Independent Electoral Commission.
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/ 14 February 2012
Mosotho Simon Moepya has been appointed as the Independent Electoral Commission’s new chief electoral officer, replacing Pansy Tlakula.
The ANC has lost three crucial wards in the Northern Cape, Mpumalanga and the Free State, according to results of the by-election.
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/ 22 November 2011
The IEC has received its fifth award in 12 months for its innovative election scanning project which was introduced in South Africa in 2009.
The Presidency announced on Tuesday that Pansy Tlakula is the new chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission.
Sources have revealed that the former chief electoral officer Pansy Tlakula has been appointed as the new chairperson of the IEC.
The IEC is one of 36 public organisations worldwide to receive the UN Public Service Award for its innovative use of a results slip scanning.
Opposition parties fear that the IEC’s new leadership will be dominated by the ANC’s preferred candidates.
The new NFP party in KZN has surprised even itself by gaining a share of the province’s votes big enough to trigger some frenetic horse-trading.
Political parties’ fortunes have waxed and waned in the past five years. We’ve contrasted some of the 2011 poll’s trends with the 2006 results.
In a remarkable electoral feat, the Democratic Alliance has improved its standing in all provinces, based on 71% of the vote.
The Independent Electoral Commission is expecting only 40% of the voter turnout, a lower percentage to the 2006 local government.
With just 131 071 votes counted by midnight on Wednesday, the ruling party had 55,76% of the vote for wards and the DA came in at 33,48%.
Preliminary data on the turnout for the local government elections indicated that 23% of registered voters had cast their ballots by 7pm on Wednesday.
The storm in a teacup over bulk SMSs sent by political parties continued on election day, with voters receiving SMSs from the DA.
Former president Nelson Mandela will cast a special vote at his Houghton home, north of Johannesburg, on Monday, the IEC said.
The Independent Electoral Commission breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday when the South African Municipal Workers’ Union suspended a planned strike.
Voters who are unable to cast their vote at their voting station on May 18 will have until 5pm on Tuesday May 3 to apply for a special vote.
Political parties in KwaZulu-Natal’s uMgungundlovu district need to help restore the tainted image of the province, a provincial minister said.
Research predicts shifts in the voting patterns of urbanites fed up with poor service delivery.
Media reports that African National Congress members disrupted a Democratic Alliance rally in Pretoria were unfounded, the ANC said on Thursday
The African National Congress may have handed Potchefstroom on a platter to the Democratic Alliance through registration errors.
Fed up with the replacement of its elected candidate, Knysna is declaring its independence, writes <b>Glynnis Underhill</b>.
Disgruntlement over Luthuli House’s perceived manipulation of candidate lists have resulted in an increase in the number of independent candidates.
The local government election timetable was published on Friday, signalling the countdown to election day on May 18.
More than 600 000 people visited voting stations on the first day of the final voter registration weekend.