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President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
ANC

We will do better, ANC president Ramaphosa says in corrective manifesto

At the ANC’s manifesto launch, Cyril Ramaphosa promised to reduce unemployment, increase social security, and stamp out corruption in the party

  • Lizeka Tandwa
8 min read
In 2009, the ANC took 63.97% of the vote in the province, capitalising on the wave of popularity of then party president Jacob Zuma.(Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
2019 ELECTIONS

Elections 2019: No final results yet

The ANC’s hold on Gauteng remains tenuous as counting continues

  • Natasha Marrian
1 min read
According to the CSIR, it can make predictions after at least 10% of voting districts have been counted, despite large parts of metropolitan areas having yet to be declared. (David Harrison/M&G)
2019 ELECTIONS

CSIR predicts biggest ANC loss since ‘94

With over 3-million votes counted the CSIR — in partnership with the SABC — predict that the ANC will only get 57.39% votes

  • Athandiwe Saba
2 min read
(David Harrison/M&G)
2019 ELECTIONS

Almost 3 million votes counted before 9am

South Africans went to the polls on Wednesday in a day marred by bad weather, protests and worrying potential irregularities

  • Natasha Marrian
2 min read
An IFP supporter in the making attends an IFP rally in Johannesburg. Photograph: Lisa Skinner
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

IFP’s plan to win KZN

The election fodder was wheeled out for a photo-opportunity at the Inkatha Freedom Party’s offices in downtown Durban this week.

  • Niren Tolsi
4 min read