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Former KwaZulu-Natal Premier S'bu Ndebele cast his vote at Northwood High School. Photo: Paddy Harper Former KwaZulu-Natal premier S'bu Ndebele said on Wednesday it was “unfair and inaccurate” for the media to portray former president Jacob Zuma as the leader who led the ANC to win KwaZulu-Natal in 2004. Ndebele made the remarks at Northwood High School in Durban's north – the same polling station used by Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen. “The ANC campaigned very hard in KwaZulu-Natal in 2004 under the leadership of Thabo Mbeki and me and it is unfair and inaccurate to attribute this achievement…

The Free State provincial IEC denied the allegations over the opening of polling stations. (Alfonso Nkunjana/News24) South Africa's Free State Electoral Commission denied claims that polling stations were not opened on Wednesday.Itumeleng Liba from the IEC said they were investigating an incident at Bloemfontein South High School where voters were given only two ballot papers.Everything you need to know about the 2024 general election on News24 Election Hub.The South African Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Free State province on Wednesday denied allegations regarding the opening of polling stations across the province.Contrary to reports that some stations in the state are…

Long lines formed at the Lutheran Church in Mitchells Plain to vote. (Lisalee Solomons/News24) Voters in the Western Cape experienced some delays at polling stations. Police presence has been stepped up in Manenberg following the shooting on Wednesday morning.Authorities also reported peaceful protests in Cape Town as voting began. Long queues, problems with Voting Management Devices (VMDs) and a shooting on the Cape Flats were just some of the incidents reported to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on Wednesday.IEC Western Cape electoral officer Michael Hendricks said not all polling stations in the province opened as scheduled on Wednesday…

The students taking these photos throughout Election Day are between the ages of 16 and 24. Sometimes, it may be difficult to understand the gravity of an event in your current situation. But looking at photos from the past gives people a chance to reflect on the importance of a day like an election in the country's history. May 29th is election day, when South Africans will vote to decide which political party will decide the fate of their country. Early risers line up to vote This is said to be the most contested vote and will also be historic…

MK party supporters gather in large numbers at the site where former president Jacob Zuma is expected to cast his vote in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal. (Alfonso Nkunjana/News24) Former ANC speaker Jacob Zuma will cast his vote at a polling station at Ntlwane Primary School, which is overlooked by his Kwadakwadunuse estate. The competitive atmosphere between Mkhonto weSizwe Party, the IFP and the ANC was quite palpable from the early hours of the morning.Everything you need to know about the 2024 general election on News24 Election Hub.Former president Jacob Zuma smiled and waved to the crowds before leaving in a motorcade after…

Carbon dioxide emissions are the main cause of global climate change. Photo: Getty Rich countries reached their target of providing $100 billion a year in climate change aid to poorer countries for the first time in 2022, two years later than promised, the OECD said on Wednesday. The failure to meet the deadline has undermined credibility in climate change negotiations, and the OECD report comes as countries race to set more ambitious targets by November. In 2009, developed countries committed to raising $100 billion a year by 2020 to help low-income countries invest in clean energy and cope with the…

President Cyril Ramaphosa and First Lady Tshepo Motsepe cast their votes at Hitekani Primary School in Soweto on Wednesday. (Amanda Khoza/News24) ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa voted at Hitekani Primary School. Chiawelo, Soweto.He joins millions of South Africans who are expected to exercise their democratic right to vote in the country's seventh general election.Everything you need to know about the 2024 general election on News24 Election Hub.President Cyril Ramaphosa cast his vote at Hitekani Primary School in Chiawelo, Soweto district, on Wednesday morning.Shortly afterwards he said: “The South African people are going to give the ANC a solid majority in the…

Reading Time: 2 MinutesPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has responded to criticism of his address to the nation on Sunday, just days before today's general election. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has filed legal papers with the Electoral Tribunal over President Ramaphosa's speech. The party claims this is a breach of electoral law and is calling for the ANC's vote total to be reduced by one percent. The Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party reiterated the DA's position and condemned the speech as an abuse of power as it came just one day before the special vote. In a television address, the president announced sixNumber…

Voting began as scheduled at the Brookfield Academy polling station in Midrand, north of Johannesburg. Early voters braved the cold to cast their ballots in what they described as an interesting moment in South African history. When SABC News arrived at 6.15am, Peter Hutchinson was the first voter at the station. He said he had been there since 5:45am.When asked why he had arrived at the polling station so early, he replied: “I always vote early so I can get it done quickly and get on with the rest of my day. I'm going to have Nandos afterwards.” Shortly after…

Reading Time: 2 MinutesThe Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa's address to the nation on Sunday night. The MK party has alleged that the speech was an abuse of power as it came just a day before the special polls. The party has filed legal papers with the Electoral Tribunal against Ramaphosa. The party's spokesman, Nhlamulo Ndlela, said it was committed to a free, fair and transparent electoral process. “In this case, the president is abusing his power by using the infrastructure of our nation for partisan reasons and partisan gain. In short, he has put the…