Cope put a brave face on its poor showing in the municipal election, insisting that the future belongs to South Africa’s small parties.
At least one party has begun talks to form coalitions, with a few others expressing an interest, as the local government elections draw to a close.
Mayor-in-waiting Parks Tau has promised the people of Johannesburg value for money when he takes over as the city council’s new political head.
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.
The release of the overall results for the Cape Town metro have been delayed after an IEC official failed to submit result slips for scanning.
A black BMW plastered with ANC posters negotiates its way around a giant pothole in Balfour.
"Today the ANC will know we are still loyal and they will give us what they promised," said Prelicia, standing in the voting queue in Zandspruit.
When the Meqheleng Library was set alight after the murder of Andries Tatane in Ficksburg, only a handful of books survived the fire.
ANC voters have not crossed to the DA, despite an increase in the opposition party’s share of the votes, said Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi on Friday.
Beneath the surface tensions were seething, especially in Thembisa where a final call for a no-vote campaign was being made.
Although Cope didn’t win any council outright, they were set to act as kingmaker in a number of municipalities where the ANC and DA were neck and neck
It is voting day in Thembisa and the Caprivi Pub — not a polling station — is the centre of the action where nonvoters gather to enjoy the day.
The Democratic Alliance’s strategy to rebrand itself and create a home for people of all colours pays off.
The African National Congress won control of the Johannesburg Metro, receiving more than 1,2-million votes, the IEC confirmed on Friday.
The most hotly contested local elections are now over and all the political parties are putting their own spin on what’s been a bruising contest.
Excitement, controversy and "toilet wars" all contributed to an unprecedented 57% of the electorate turning out to vote in the municipal elections.
The DA believes it will win its first overall majority in the Cape Town metropolitan council, predicting "somewhere between 57% and 60%".
A harried week of phone banking and social networking marked parties’ final drive.
The ANC won the Potchefstroom municipality in North West comfortably, in spite of the party’s failure to register candidates in seven wards.
Despite the ANC’s best efforts, voters endorse the party pushing service delivery.
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.
Using piles of rocks, protesters have blocked the only road leading into Morutsi village in Limpopo as an attempt to disrupt polling.
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 (IEC) was well on track with capturing results of the local government elections on Thursday.
Cope was to blame for the Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan council remaining in ANC hands, Cope officials themselves conceded.
Despite the DA’s best performance yet, holding on to Cape Town and Midvaal with ease, it was not able to win Nelson Mandela Bay from the ANC.
South Africans proved themselves a nation of procrastinators, with 20 765 would-be voters flooding home affairs offices on the day of the polls.
The African National Congress was "very disappointed" over losing Midvaal in Gauteng to the Democratic Alliance.
The African National Congress had garnered more than 60% of the 10,9-million local government election votes counted by 7am on Thursday morning.
The ANC enjoyed a significant lead in Nelson Mandela Bay as the results of the municipal elections began trickling in on Thursday.