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Reading Time: 2 MinutesA new chapter opens today in how general elections are conducted in democratic South Africa, with amended electoral laws resulting in the use of three ballot papers. For the first time, independent candidates will also be able to exercise their right to take part in national and state elections. This follows a successful lawsuit filed by the New People's Movement at the Constitutional Court in June 2020. In its ruling, the court ordered parliament to amend the law. The contest for the 2024 general election will involve a number of changes. The first change is that the…

IEC Chief Electoral Officer Si Mamabolo said at the National Electoral Results Centre on Tuesday evening that election-related arrests had been made in Mpumalanga and two people had been detained for allegedly interfering with IEC materials. File photo Millions of South Africans are expected to flock to thousands of polling stations across the country on Wednesday to cast their vote in what is billed as the most important general election since 1994 and could see the ANC lose its parliamentary majority for the first time. The two-day special voting on Monday and Tuesday, a precursor to the main voting day…

Families in Cape Town are hoping their vote will make a difference.The community is plagued by drugs, unemployment, gang activity and crime.Power supply restrictions are also a top issue for voters.For the Jacobs family of Mitchell's Plain, there's little to celebrate three decades into democracy.But this time, they are heading to the polls eager to demand change.Lauren Jacobs, a 31-year-old mother of two, believes Wednesday's vote marks a turning point for democracy.She hopes her vote will bring about the much-needed change the country needs. “Voting seems to be the only way to change the way middle class and poor people…

The EFF in Gauteng says it has confidence in its premier candidate, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. (Alfonso Nkunjana/News24) The EFF in Gauteng is confident about its prospects on Wednesday.of election.Nkululeko Dunga said the party was confident in its prime ministerial candidate, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi.He told News24 that the party still maintained friendly relations with the ANC.The frosty relationship between the ANC and EFF in Gauteng is unlikely to have any impact on coalition talks, which are likely to begin as soon as the results are announced. The EFF in Gauteng remains confident that its premiership candidate, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, and his campaign will see…

One of FTX’s former executives has been jailed for his role in the cryptocurrency giant’s collapse in late 2022.Federal prosecutors announced that Ryan Salameh, the co-CEO of FTX's Bahamas subsidiary, has been sentenced to 90 months in prison.Salameh was a top executive of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman Freed. He pleaded guilty in September Last year, he was indicted on charges of violating the Political Funds Control Act and operating an illegal money transfer business.Earlier this year, Bankman Freed was sentenced to 25 years in prison. He is accused of stealing $8 billion (£6.3 billion) from FTX customers.”Salameh's involvement…

13 minutes agoZoe Conway,BBC News CorrespondentBBC”It's sucked the life out of me,” said single mother Zoe Godrich, who is trying to solve the insulation problem.Every two weeks, Zoe Godrich scrubs black mold from the walls of her children's bedrooms.She said her house now resembles a squatter home and it “is really painful not being able to provide for my children's basic needs – a safe and warm home.”The mould started growing after she installed hollow-wall insulation in her Swansea home three years ago: Within a few weeks, she says, water was constantly running down the walls “like a little waterfall”.The…

Protesters block a busy road in Philippi, Cape Town, with burning tyres. (Sandiso Faliso/GroundUp) In Philippi, Western Cape, protesters burned tyres, blocked roads, hurled stones at cars and set buses on fire. Independent candidate Zakky Ahmat's car was shot at.Find out everything you need to know about the 2024 general election in News24's elections hub.Plumes of black smoke hung in the sky above Philippi on Tuesday night, the eve of the election, as young people wearing balaclavas and masks blocked major roads with burning tires and stones.Traffic lights were on at the corner of Sheffield Road and New Eisleben Road,…

The scene of the accident on Pierre-de-France Boulevard. Three children have been killed and 10 others injured in a multi-vehicle collision in Myerton, Gauteng.Two cash transport vehicles, a minibus/taxi and a sedan collided on Pierneev Boulevard.The victims' injuries ranged from minor to severe.Three children were killed and 10 people injured in a tragic collision involving two cash-in-transit vehicles, a minibus and a sedan in Meyerton, Gauteng on Tuesday.Among the injured were three employees of security company SBV Services (SBV) and the driver of the sedan.Details about the condition of the occupants of the second cash transport truck remain unclear.ER24 spokesperson…

IEC Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo. (Tebogo Letsie/City Press) The IEC said the two-day special voting across the country went smoothly.Over the past two days, voters who requested special ballots have cast their ballots.On Wednesday, polls will open at 7am and close at 9pm.Nearly one million South Africans voted in the first two days of special voting.Millions more are expected to flock to vote at 23,292 polling stations across the country.However, the special voting day was marred by several problems, most notably when people claiming to be party officials tampered with ballot boxes in Mpumalanga as they were being transported…

Two KwaZulu-Natal police officers will face disciplinary action for allegedly misusing a government vehicle for political purposes. (Alfonso Nkunjana/News24) Two police officers in KwaZulu-Natal have been reprimanded and removed from duty at polling stations after a video showing them misusing a government vehicle was circulated on social media.”The video shows uniformed police officers driving an official vehicle attached to Sundumbiri police station to pick up an off-duty police officer from the polling station,” state police spokesman Colonel Robert Netsinda said.”The off-duty police officer in the video is seen wearing party uniform.”Provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has ordered immediate disciplinary…