The Democratic Alliance (DA) received R56 million in donations and is one of the political parties with the highest amount in the first quarter of the 2024-2025 financial year. On Friday, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) published the first quarter political funding disclosure report for the financial year 2024/2025. The report covers the … Read more
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has reported shockingly low final voter turnout figures in the 2024 South Africa general election. Bookmark The South African website’s Elections 2024 hub for the latest news you need to know While voters queued for hours upon hours (and even more hours in several instances) to cast their … Read more
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the 2024 National and Provincial Election results reflect the will of the people. Ramaphosa said this during his address at the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) results centre in Midrand, on Sunday, 2 June. Despite objections from various political parties, the IEC declared the 2024 polls as free and fair. … Read more
Durban comedian Thanasagren Moodley – also known as “Karou Charou,” TR Moodley, and KC Moodley – is laughing in the face of his critics after emerging in the Top 10 political parties in the Kwaulu-Natal election results. The independent candidate received over 12,000 votes, earning a spot in the seventh place on the leaderboard. On … Read more
Former President and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader Jacob Zuma has warned the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) not to declare the results on Sunday, 2 June. Zuma made a “grand entrance” at the IEC results centre on Saturday, just minutes before a briefing scheduled by the IEC on the finalisation of the results … Read more
South Africans went to the polls for the seventh general elections since 1994 on Wednesday, 29 May. Bookmark The South African website’s Elections 2024 hub for the latest news you need to know And Mzansi voiced its displeasure with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in no uncertain terms. Prior to voting day, experts believed … Read more
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has reported that final results from the 2024 South Africa general elections will in all likelihood only be confirmed on Sunday, 2 June. Bookmark The South African website’s Elections 2024 hub for the latest news you need to know IEC General Manager Granville Abrahams said that given that this … Read more
Thousands of voters experienced frustration on election day with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) facing technical issues. In many voting stations, long queues were the order of the day, with some taking more than six hours to cast their votes. By 21:00, the usual voting cut-off time, scores of people had not yet … Read more
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) says over 201 794 voting station visits were processed on the first day of special votes on Monday, 27 May. Special votes started on Monday and will end on Tuesday, 28 May, for qualifying voters. IEC REPORTS GOOD PROGRESS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SPECIAL VOTES The Commission said at … Read more
UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has formally written a letter to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) questioning why expelled party leader Jabulani Khumalo was granted access to the National Results Operations Centre in Midrand. The party has also threatened legal action against the Commission if it does not respond by Monday, 27 May. MK PARTY THREATENS … Read more
