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Police are planning to increase personnel ahead of the national elections.Efforts are likely to be focused on high-risk polling stations.There are 164 high-risk polling stations in eThekwini district and 984 police officers have been deployed there.Find out everything you need to know about the 2024 general election in News24's election hub.Police have said they are mobilising “forces on the ground” in the run-up to this week's general election, but the extra deployment is likely to come at taxpayer expense.Crime expert Guy Lamb said police would prioritise “election security and integrity”.The deployment is based on criminal intelligence and is based on…

Supporters of Jacob Zuma's MK party have written that they are promoting a consistent narrative that targets the IEC and, by extension, the electoral process itself. Jean Le Roux and Storm Simpson. Allegations of bias and voter fraud, targeted at the South African Electoral Commission (IEC), have been a consistent theme throughout this election, brought on by some of the newly formed opposition parties.Between Jan. 1 and May 18, more than 29,100 social media posts mentioned the IEC along with keywords such as “injustice,” “bias” and “corruption,” and party leaders included the topic in their speeches at rallies. Ace Magashule…

Showing strength: The ANC holds its final rally ahead of elections in 2024. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) News Analysis TThere are many reasons why South Africans do not vote for the ANC. Africa's oldest liberation movement has led South Africa's government for three decades, and over time its weaknesses have grown and been repeatedly exposed in the media and by civil society. Their rule has been so dominant that its failures have translated into the country's failures: corruption, crime, failure to create jobs, the rising cost of living, inequality and a lack of preparedness for the ongoing climate crisis. The clearest analogy…

Deserted: Community leader Zwelihle Mpofu points out an old homestead in Methodist Village, abandoned after sand poachers destroyed the land behind it. Photo: Mandla Tshuma In almost every province in Zimbabwe, there is a river, dam or other water source that has been polluted. Land degradation, mainly as a result of illegal gold mining and sand poaching, has become a common phenomenon across the country. These assaults on the environment have continued over the years under the watchful eyes of the Environmental Management Agency (EMA), the country’s statutory body established in 2002 and operationalised in 2003, with the mandate of…

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Sunday evening. (Felix Dragamandla/Netwerk24/Gallo Images) The DA is not happy that Cyril Ramaphosa has used his national address for covert political activity.According to the party, 1% of the ANC's votes should be deducted.Find out everything you need to know about the 2024 general election in News24's election hub.The DA wants 1% of the ANC's votes in Wednesday's general election to be stripped and President Cyril Ramaphosa to be fined R200,000 as punishment for “thin political campaigning” during the National Address.The opposition parties slammed President Ramaphosa's address to the nation on Sunday night.But prosecutors…

Reading Time: 2 MinutesThe Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that the Northern Cape, Mpumalanga and North West are the only provinces where independent candidates are not standing in the general elections, following an amendment to the Electoral Act which allows independent candidates to take part in national and provincial elections. The change in the law was prompted by a challenge upheld by the Constitutional Court in June 2020, which required Parliament to address shortcomings in the law. The previous law stated that adult citizens who wanted to be elected to Parliament or a state assembly could only win a…

IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa has ruled out coalition talks with the ANC. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images) IFP leaders Belenkosini Hlabisa and Thami Ntuli have denied speculation they are at odds over forming a coalition government with the ANC.They agreed that the ANC was not an option for post-election coalitions.Meanwhile, the IFP has called on Mayor Gabriel Malembe to resign in Umboti Municipality for steering the deal with the ANC that led to him becoming mayor.Find out everything you need to know about the 2024 general election in News24's election hub.The IFP sacked Umboti Municipality mayor Gabriel Malembe, alleging that he had…

ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa told News24 that party leaders had “presented a plan to former leaders” to take part in a “winnable” election campaign.ANC electoral chief Mdumiseni Ntuli said the party had decided to involve key figures including Thabo Mbeki as it entered its 40-day battle plan. Everything you need to know about the 2024 general election on News24 Election Hub.During a meeting between King Mswati III and ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa at his Mahlamba Ndlophu residence in Pretoria in April, it was decided that former ANC deputy chairperson David Mabuza would join the election campaign. With just 40 days…

A polling station at Sherwood NG Church in Gkebela. (Candice Bezuidenhout/News24) Some special voters in Nelson Mandela Bay were outraged by the long wait times.Several people spent most of the day at the polling place in Sherwood.However, the IEC reported that voting for the special ballot had begun smoothly.Voting at one of Nelson Mandela Bay's busiest polling stations moved at a very slow pace during a special voting session on Monday.At Sherwood NG Church in Gkebera, the polling station remained crowded an hour after its gates closed at 7pm, with nearly 200 cars parked inside and outside the premises.For a…

DA leader John Steenhausen said President Cyril Ramaphosa's national address on Sunday was being used by the ANC for election campaigning. (Gallo Images/Brenton Geach) The DA is suing President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Electoral Tribunal for breaching the electoral code of conduct.The DA said President Ramaphosa's national address on Sunday was being used to campaign for the ANC.Find out everything you need to know about the 2024 general election in News24's election hub.Prosecutors have summoned President Cyril Ramaphosa to the Electoral Tribunal, accusing him of abusing his power for political gain by delivering a “nation-wide address” to the public via…