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Reading Time: 2 MinutesThe UK Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced that by 9pm tonight, more than 35% of voters have said their prediction for the outcome of the 2024 general election remains unchanged. The CSIR's results model predicted the ANC would win 41.7% of the vote. Next to the African National Congress (ANC) was the Democratic Alliance (DA) with 21.2% of the vote, followed by Umkhonto we'Sizwe with 14% and the EFF with 9%. Dr Geoffrey Baloyi of the CSIR expects the status quo to continue in the traditional ANC strongholds of the Free State and…

The IEC said it did not believe the loss of the box was the result of negligence. (Delwyn Velassamy/Mail & Guardian) The South African Electoral Commission (IEC) has sought to put a positive spin on the disappearance of ballot boxes in KwaZulu-Natal, a day after coming under criticism for long voting queues and slow voting times. The IEC confirmed at a briefing on Thursday evening that the ballot boxes were lost in transport from Umhlathuze Ward 14 in the Richards Bay region after the counting finished on Wednesday. IEC general manager Granville Abrahams said the “misfortune” of the ballot boxes…

Reading Time: 2 MinutesPolitical analyst Dr Dale McKinley attributes the early success of former president Jacob Zuma's Umkhonto weSizwe party to protest votes from South Africans dissatisfied with the African National Congress (ANC). With just over 34% of the national vote, the MK Party overtook the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and currently holds third place with 9.38% of the national vote. The ANC came in second with 42% and the Democratic Alliance (DA) with 25%. McKinley said that's not surprising, given the history of secession parties. “If you look at history, when COPE left the ANC, COPE got 8% of…

A South African Police Service (SAPS) officer takes note of voters queuing outside a polling station. (Marco Rongali/AFP) Police have arrested 58 suspects across the country for election-related offences since voting began on Monday. Nearly 100 records have also been opened for election-related crimes, according to NatJoints. To keep track of the latest results, Election map.Since Monday, when South Africans began heading to polling stations, police have arrested 58 suspects across the country and registered 98 case records for election-related offences.Police arrested 29 suspects on Monday and Tuesday, the day of the special vote, and a further 29 suspects throughout…

A man watches live voting results at the IEC National Results Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 30, 2024. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images) The IEC in Limpopo is investigating several disputes.One polling station allegedly had more ballots than had been issued.To keep track of the latest results, Election map.Political parties in Limpopo have jointly called on the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to quickly resolve several disputes before the election results can be certified as free and fair.Some of the political parties were speaking to the media at the Results Operations Centre in Polokwane on Thursday after a Political…

Reading Time: 3 MinutesAlthough the vote count is yet to be completed, the political landscape in KwaZulu-Natal is set to change. The Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has emerged as the early front-runner, beating the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The state's election commission assessed that there were no significant irregularities in the state's election, although voting was delayed at some polling stations, mainly due to late delivery of ballots and problems with vote-control equipment. In KwaZulu-Natal, MK is the front-runner: Long queues The election saw long queues of voters waiting to cast their ballots in…

A coalition government at various levels of government is almost certain. Photo by Delwyn Velassamy This was an election of uncertainty. We knew that long before Wednesday. The ANC’s struggle to retain its majority was a story from which no one could escape. But as the count rises and the situation slowly becomes clearer, it's striking how unsettling the uncertainty can be in real time. At the time of publishing, a coalition at government level is all but certain. The ruling party will no longer govern alone. One of the leaders of the ANC's decline is also the prime suspect…

Reading Time: 2 MinutesThe Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Northern Cape said one of its successes in the provincial elections was keeping the ANC's support below 50%. DA provincial leader Harold McGluwa said the party remained confident it could win more votes from its traditional strongholds. “As the Democratic Alliance, we are confident we will see better statistics here. We believe the vote total will flip by over 300 votes. We are confident that in the David Kruper and ZFM areas, and in Francis Bird, which is a DA stronghold, there are a large number of VDs who are not…

IEC Chief Electoral Officer Si Mamabolo. (Jan Gerber/News24) Voting ended early on Thursday morning at polling stations in Pretoria.By 3 p.m., most polling stations had finished counting.Counting is the first step, then you need to get the results, which includes the audit process.The final round of voting for the 2024 elections took place at polling stations in Tshwane in the early hours of the morning, after voter queues snaked along city blocks until late on Wednesday night, the South African Electoral Commission (IEC) announced on Thursday afternoon.IEC Chief Electoral Officer Si Mamabolo said the commission continued working to ensure that…

Dr. Rod Crompton (Nerius Rademann/Bird). Dr Rod Crompton is stepping down as a Non-executive Director from the Eskom board after six years.In a notice on the stock exchange's news service, Eskom indicated that Mr Crompton was leaving for “personal reasons”.Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena declined to comment in detail on Crompton's departure but said he was due to retire later this year. He was appointed in 2018 alongside Eskom's new board, chaired by the late businessman Jabu Mabuza, as part of an intervention to turn around the power utility after years of state capture.As the power crisis deepened, he was the…