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/ 9 February 2011
The number of South Africans who will be able to cast their votes in the local government elections has topped the 23,1-million mark, the IEC says.
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/ 5 February 2011
The first voter registration weekend kicked off on Saturday ahead of the 2011 local government elections.
Voting is a matter of civic duty and a democratic privilege, says Brigalia Bam, chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will target young voters in a voter-registration drive ahead of the 2011 municipal elections.
The IEC on Wednesday released the official list of MPs and MPLs due to take up their seats in the national and provincial legislatures.
The number of votes coming into the IEC’s national results centre picked up from a trickle to more substantial numbers by Thursday afternoon.
Gauteng — the crucial province that will determine the outcome of the national vote — is also the one dragging its feet in releasing results.
The ANC in Kwazulu-Natal said marked ballot papers were found in Ulundi before the voting station in the area officially opened on Wednesday.
The ANC will send 17 000 agents to voting stations in KwaZulu-Natal to observe the country’s fourth democratic elections.
The IIEC will announce the list of final candidates in upcoming elections only after the Electoral Court has ruled on the eligibility of candidates.
The Electoral Court will decide on the eligibility of election candidates who do not appear on the voters’ roll, the IEC head said on Monday.
ANC veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela will be allowed to represent the ANC in Parliament, the Independent Electoral Commission said on
Monday.
The IEC said on Wednesday it would not reveal how many objections it had received to candidates nominated on the provisional election list.
The DA said on Tuesday it has asked the IEC and ANC to remove Winnie Madikizela-Mandela from the party’s election list because of her fraud conviction
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s nomination by the ANC on its election list for the National Assembly has been approved by the electoral commission.
The Movement Democratic Party will be placed first on the ballot paper in the upcoming national election, it was decided on Wednesday.
Political parties contesting the national elections signed a pledge on Wednesday committing themselves to adhere to the Electoral Code of Conduct.
The ANC on Friday formally asked the Independent Electoral Commission to nullify the results of the by-election in Imbabazane local municipality.
South Africans should never again be denied the right to vote, the Freedom Front Plus said in the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.
Twenty-eight political parties have submitted candidate lists to contest the elections for the National Assembly and some provincial legislatures.
At exactly 5pm on Monday IEC chief electoral officer Pansy Tlakula closed the door on candidate list submissions to contest the upcoming elections.
The high court’s ruling is a step in the right direction, but it comes too late.
The recent Pretoria High Court ruling on the right of expatriates to vote in the next elections is highly problematic.
Any delays in announcing election results ‘could fuel violence’, reports Qudsiya Karrim.
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/ 12 February 2009
Political parties on Thursday vowed to keep the peace in the run-up to the national election, the Independent Electoral Commission said.
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/ 11 February 2009
Political parties bear huge responsibility in ensuring the elections are free from violence and intolerance, the IEC said on Wednesday.
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/ 11 February 2009
One million more voters have registered to vote than the original 22-million expected, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said on Wednesday.
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/ 8 February 2009
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) expects to meet its registration goal of 22-million voters by Sunday, the final day of registration.
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/ 7 February 2009
Hundreds of South Africans have registered to vote despite a few protests around the country, the IEC said on Saturday.
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/ 7 February 2009
The IFP on Saturday accused the Independent Electoral Commission of removing its members from the voters’ roll, mainly in its strongholds.
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/ 6 February 2009
President’s first State of the Nation speech walked a tightrope between appeasing the new, more leftist ANC and acknowledging the work done by Mbeki.
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/ 5 February 2009
IEC chairperson Brigalia Bam said the IEC would be ready to stage general elections in April, SABC radio reported on Thursday.