NEWS RELATED TO local-elections

Patriotic Alliance willing to support Mashaba to be Joburg mayor

Does this mean Jesus is back? SA reacts to ANC’s elections performance

DA lays down coalition rules for those who wish to co-govern metros

SA’s political upstarts are showing up the big dogs. Here’s why

Trust in IEC declining but politicians to blame for low voter turnout – HSRC

ANC will have to wait 300 years for coalition with ActionSA – Mashaba

DA wins in Phoenix despite controversial election posters

IEC powering through load shedding to finalise results from local elections

Will ANC-supporting Jacob Zuma let IFP councillor use his firepool?

How the internet helped predict election results

Low voter turnout should worry all

Parties gear up for coalitions as election results trickle in

Daily news update: Election results, SA buckles under fuel weight, Agrizzi’s trial

DA adds new municipality

DA is the biggest loser in this election, says Duarte

55% of votes counted, says IEC as it chases 90% goal on Tuesday

WATCH: ANC ‘has to die’ if we want a prosperous SA, says Mashaba

‘Let’s continue the good fight,’ Malema tells EFF members

Dismal voter turnout doesn’t reduce legitimacy of polls, was to be expected

ANC likely to get less than 50% of the national vote, predicts analyst

Pics: Behind the scenes at the IEC National Results Operations Centre

Mashaba slams IEC but happy with ActionSA’s progress so far

ANC, DA leading the line, but huge drops projected as vote count continues

Eskom to implement stage 2 load shedding from 4pm

FF Plus has a spring in its step as it sets sights on pummelling the DA

Ramaphosa should be worried about ANC’s ‘very bad election result’, says Steenhuisen

2021 local elections: IEC expects 90% of results to be complete on Tuesday evening

IEC officials ambushed at voting station in Mpumalanga

Celebs And Viral

Celebs on election day: Sizwe Dhlomo, Pearl Thusi provide the analysis no one asked for

Mpumalanga likely to stay ANC stronghold as provincial IEC declares ‘successful’ polls

Local elections: Low voter turnout is a serious worry

Too many ‘ordinary’ politicians extraordinarily gifted at looting and stealing

Infrastructure one of the burning issues in Ekurhuleni

Power cuts, workers’ go-slow hit voting day

Daily news update: Election results trickle in, huge fuel hike

Local elections: ‘No change, no vote’ – South Africans share their views

EFF made the most bizarre promise of this local government election campaign

Change party changes its tune, accepts IEC apology

IEC says they’re not to blame for low voter turnout

Limpopo ballot box ‘in quarantine’ after being tampered with

Change Party claims sabotage, but will wait for IEC investigation

ANC and DA share smiles and food in Ekurhuleni as exhausted political parties mobilise voters

Chaos as Helen Zille dragged out of voting station by man in police uniform

‘It’s a mess’: Voters turned away after voters’ roll ‘mix-up’

Malema ‘confident’ majority of youth will vote for EFF

Disturbingly low voter turnout recorded across all nine provinces thus far

‘Most important thing is the ANC’, says Zuma after casting his vote

eThekwini presiding officer arrested for allegedly stuffing box with marked ballots

Tempers flare in NW, as voting stations are 5 hours late in opening

Ramaphosa: ANC will ‘do the best’ to deal with ‘difficult and complex’ problems

‘No one deserves our votes’ – Why some are boycotting the polls

‘Stop the elections!’ – Change party up in arms over wrong name on ballot

Election fraud to be dealt with severely, says Steenhuisen

Elections 2021: Don’t forget your pen and umbrella

Last-minute popularity surge for Steenhuisen, online sentiment shows

Police ready for ‘any eventuality’ as local elections kick off

Elections 2021: Independent candidates good for democracy, but ‘not a solution’

Voting is your constitutional responsibility, make your mark

Where do I vote? What time do stations close? Your election FAQs answered

Elections 2021: ‘Gripes may be taken to the streets, not ballot box’

Elections 2021: Some existing political parties will be in the firing line

Daily news update: Special votes day two, Ramaphosa to vote in Soweto and DJ Sbu Sars bill

Elections 2021: Voters not allowed to take photos of marked ballot papers

Elections 2021: Special voting closes as police launches probe into rigging

ELECTION LIVE BLOG: Special votes day two comes to an end

DA councilor accused of rape still on voting ballot for tomorrow’s elections

Police presence ramped up as hotspot voting stations increase from 9 to 15

Elections 2021: Ramaphosa shuts down possibility of ANC entering any coalition

Elections 2021: Some voting stations experience service delivery protests

Elections 2021: IEC highly satisfied with start of special voting

Elections 2021: Why a great deal hangs on the outcome

Elections 2021: It’s no longer a race between the big three

No good news for ANC from numerologist

ANC in for a nasty surprise?

No party will be immune from voters’ lack of interest