NEWS RELATED TO Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)

Election survey shows drop in trust in IEC – Here’s what else it found

Elections 2026

Counting complete, but here’s why SA must wait until the weekend for the final results

Elections 2026

ANC doesn’t regret giving citizens freedom to vote, says Mantashe amid counting

Elections 2026

IEC warns parties against spreading unverified figures ahead of the official results announcement

Elections 2026

Here’s why a would-be party leader missed out in the 2026 local government elections

Opinion

Ballot your dissenting voice as turnout counts

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Elections 2026 All eyes on Joburg battle as ANC-ActionSA alliance potentially emerges

Elections 2026 Zuma’s MK party draws coalition red lines: here’s its non-negotiable

Elections 2026 Duduzane Zuma confident of MK party victories: ‘We’re shaking, we are baking… The champagne is on ice’

Elections 2026 DA claims more than 1 million black South Africans voted for it, but analyst says ‘not so fast’

Elections 2026 Mbeki predicts rise in hung municipalities as Ntshavheni questions foreigners voting

‘It’s wonderful to be leading from the start’: DA celebrates as first election results trickle in

KZN police sergeant removed from election duty over party-branded vehicle

Ballot papers stolen as police probe election security breach in KZN

IEC defends recruitment and training after questions over voting station staff conduct

IEC confirms ballot papers stolen in one ward of major metro

Helen Zille alleges IEC interference after ballot papers run out in Joburg ward

Courts

ANC ward candidate can contest elections despite alleged Saps employment, Electoral Court rules

Elections 2026

Here’s how many citizens cast their ballots in the first 3 hours of voting day

Elections 2026

Here’s how many people have voted in your province and voter turnout so far

Elections 2026

‘No political persuasion, solicitation, or intimidation’ – Natjoints warns for election day

Elections 2026

Over 1.4 million voters cast ballots early as IEC pledges readiness for election day

Elections 2026

ANC members lose Electoral Court battle to overturn Eastern Cape candidate lists

Elections 2026

Election material storage facilities raided as IEC issues misinformation warning

Elections 2026

Voter arrested after posting photo of marked ballot paper online; police hunt second suspect

Elections 2026

Nominated without consent: EFF can’t force ex-member to contest elections, Electoral Court rules

Elections 2026

IEC official relieved of her duties after viral special vote campaigning scandal

Elections 2026

Tragedy mars first special voting day as IEC official dies and another injured

Elections 2026

Special voting off to mixed start amid transport delays

Rain, heat and delays put special voting to the test as election day looms

IEC official dies at voting station in the North West

Holomisa raises red flags over special vote observers

Cape Town’s missing ballots: ConCourt ruling sees 33 million ballots re-printed

Watch: Special voting gets off to rocky start in parts of Benoni

Voting chaos hits Cape Town as missing ballots disrupt 217 stations

Why are people voting today? What you need to know about the special vote

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