Voter Turnout

The electoral commission said 34 new political parties have joined the register since last year’s national elections, with more expected before next year’s local government vote

The country desperately needs a system that makes politicians accountable to voters, not their political parties

If predictions are accurate, Rishi Sunak will on Friday visit head of state King Charles III to tender his resignation as prime minister

They have grumbled about having to travel long distances and poor communication by the IEC

The secretaries of the three provinces have cited weakness and nonexistence of opposition parties as reasons they can deliver more than 70% of votes in each province

The political sands are shifting, says Mmusi Maimane

Only a few people have chosen who will govern South Africa’s municipalities

Of South Africa’s 213 municipalities, the ANC attained a majority in 161. Meanwhile, there are 66 hung councils that will need to be governed through coalitions

The low voter turnout in the local polls is something our leading parties must take to heart as they look to rebuild their relationship with the electorate.

After a dismal showing at the polls, all the major parties – with some smaller kingmakers – will now begin the horse-trading to run your municipality

Politicians benefit from ignorant citizens ‘because then they can fool the people’, says community activist

With such a low voter turnout, government legitimacy is stretched to breaking point

Northern Cape leads in the vote counting with 89% of its results already completed

The IEC came out guns blazing on Tuesday, despite thousands of voters who had registered in September being turned away because of technical glitches

Electoral body says this year’s local government vote got off to a fairly good start