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Only 107 of more than 20 000 polling stations were unable to open on Monday for special votes. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
2024 ELECTIONS

IEC happy with ‘good’ start to special voting process

Only 107 of more than 20 000 polling stations were unable to open on Monday for special votes

  • Paddy Harper
3 min read
Knife edge: Voters sing while they wait to make their crosses at a voting station on 27 April 1994 in Lindelani, in what was then Natal. (Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Image)
30 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY

30 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY: The 1994 elections had no mapping, no voters roll, but lots of goodwill

The first democratic election was touch and go until six days before the 27 April 1994 poll

  • Paddy Harper
6 min read
ARTICLE

Parliament will deal with any forgery of election signatures, IEC says

The electoral body says it is up to the political parties, independent candidates, affected individuals and parliament to deal with any fraud

  • Lunga Mzangwe
2 min read
Former South African and ANC president, Jacob Zuma. (MKP/X)
ANC

Big win for MK as electoral court rules in favour of Zuma party

ANC ‘only has itself to blame’ for missing deadlines to oppose the registration of MK

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
democracy arrived in South Africa and was seen around the world as a beacon of hope for humanity at large: if the deeply divided South Africa could do it, then so could any other country in the world. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ABAQULUSI

LGE 2021: The IFP is the biggest winner in KwaZulu-Natal

The Inkatha Freedom Party is on track to take control of five of the province’s 11 district municipalities

  • Paddy Harper
2 min read
ACCORD

Chapter 2.19: Riots, violence and elections – a political podcast

In this episode, veteran journalist Paddy Harper and political journalist Lizeka Tandwa chat to Mawethu Mosery and Vasu Gounden about riots and the elections

  • M&G Listen
2 min read
At a briefing at the KZN provincial operations centre, deputy provincial elections head Ntombifuthi Masinga (R) said they were “quite happy” with progress in administering the province’s 102 000 special votes. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
2019 ELECTIONS

Fewer KZN protests allow for smooth special voting

The second day of special voting in KwaZulu-Natal had none of the delays of opening day

  • Paddy Harper
2 min read