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Voting takes place in Johannesburg's western suburbs on May 29, 2024. (Delwyn Verasamy, Mail & Guardian) Compared to polls in 2019, fewer people were confident that their vote would be counted accurately in this week's general election. A survey conducted by the South African Electoral Commission (IEC) in collaboration with the Human Sciences Research Council found that of 13,155 people interviewed, only 45% were confident that their votes would be counted accurately, down from 60% in 2019. Voters who attended polling stations for the national and state elections held on Wednesday were interviewed. The aim of the survey was to…

Polokwane Mayor Makolo John Mpe. (Gallo Images/Philip Maeta) Limpopo police say the Polokwane mayor provided “valuable intelligence” regarding the bloody shootout in Juju Valley.John Mpe was questioned by police about his role in the incident which left children and adults with gunshot wounds.Police are assessing ballistic test results on three firearms seized in connection with violent clashes between EFF and ANC members.Police have questioned Polokwane Mayor John Mpe in their investigation into a bloody shootout that left a nine-year-old girl shot in the head and a 25-year-old man with a gunshot wound when ANC and EFF members clashed during an…

Hailey Bieber kept her pregnancy a secret for six months, but proudly showed off her bare belly for the first time in a crop top alongside Justin Bieber. Pregnant Hailey Bieber recently showed off her belly while out and about with husband Justin Bieber. A 27-year-old model and a 30-year-old Love yourself The hitmakers were spotted leaving an office building in Los Angeles and, according to the Daily Mail, they are expecting their first child. Hailey, who is reportedly six months pregnant, showed off her bare belly in a stylish white crop top that she paired with an oversized black…

Brad has also received criticism from his son, Pax, 20, who took to Instagram to call Brad a “world-class asshole” and a “despicable human being.” Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's daughter Vivienne appears to have dropped “Pitt” from her surname. The poster for the new musical OutsiderThe title of “Vivienne Jolie-Pitt,” a film that Vivienne helped produce with her mother and features a 15-year-old girl, is listed as “Vivienne Jolie” rather than “Vivienne Jolie,” reports PEOPLE. It is not clear whether Vivienne has legally changed her name. According to the Daily Mail, Vivienne's name change follows on from her sister…

The results were announced at 9am on May 31 and showed that more than 7.7 million votes (55.19%) had been received. (Jan Gerber/News24) Official election results showed 59% of votes had been counted by 11 a.m. Friday.The ruling party is expected to win just 40 percent of the vote, the first time it has fallen below 50 percent since 1994.According to the IEC results, all votes have been counted and are being verified.To keep track of the latest results, Election map.Official results from the 2024 national and provincial elections, with 59% of results counted by Friday morning, are starting to…

South Africa's political parties prepared for coalition talks on Friday as the ruling African National Congress (ANC) looks set to fall well short of a majority for the first time in three decades of democracy.The party of the late Nelson Mandela was expected to remain the largest political force after Wednesday's election, but voters appeared to have punished the former liberation movement for years of decline. With results in from 61.2% of polling stations, the ANC received 41.9% of the vote, a significant drop from the 57.5% it won in the last general election in 2019.The pro-business Democratic Alliance (DA)…

The social media blogger was ordered to remove the defamatory comments from his X feed. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula's wife Nozuko Mbalula and her business partner Michelle Perreault have obtained a banning order against social media blogger Musa Khaura. The court order follows a complaint made by Mr Khawla on social media platform X, in which he alleges that Mr Mbalula and Mr Perot paid bribes to win government tenders worth R150-million between 2013 and 2019. According to court documents shared by Fikile Mbalula on X, Khawla was ordered to pay damages to the applicant, cover the legal costs of…

The government is proposing to scrap statutory environmental impact assessments for some areas of development within the park.The controversial proposal has so far elicited little reaction from the public.But some experts warn the move will reduce the public's ability to participate in the future management of Kruger National Park.For more climate change news and analysis, News24 The Future of Climate.A government proposal to eliminate the need for South African national parks to obtain environmental approval for some developments within Kruger National Park has slipped in almost unnoticed.The proposals were published by Minister for Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy…

The proposed merger between Nationwide and Virgin Money will be investigated by the UK competition regulator.The country's largest building society announced a £2.9 billion deal with a smaller rival in March.It is the biggest bank merger since the 2008 financial crisis and will create Britain's second-largest mortgage and savings lender.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it would investigate whether the measures would lead to a significant lessening of competition in the UK banking industry.The acquisition will give the combined banking group 700 branches, making it the second largest bank after Lloyds Banking Group.The combined assets of the two groups…

Reading Time: 2 MinutesThe South African Electoral Commission (IEC) has confirmed that its leaderboard and website are back online after being suspended. Despite these issues, the IEC has assured South Africa that there are no problems with the counting process. According to its website, more than 55% of precincts have reported results, with the African National Congress (ANC) on 41%, the Democratic Alliance (DA) on 23%, Umkhonto we'Sizwe (MK) on almost 11% and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on 9%. Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Mawethu Mossery addressed concerns about the integrity of the voting process. “We use paper ballots, it's…