Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
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IEC is unable to adequately protect confidential personal information, says Information Regulator
The Information Regulator says the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) does not have adequate controls in place to protect…
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Groceries & computers stolen during break-in at IEC offices at Lebowakgomo, Limpopo
Groceries and several equipment including computers, and a laptop were stolen during a burglary at the Electoral Commission of South…
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IFP beats MK Party and ANC in by-election
The uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party is struggling to maintain its general elections winning form in the province’s eight by-elections,…
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Electoral Court to hear MK Party matter challenging validity of election results
The Electoral Court has agreed to hear the MK Party’s matter, challenging the results of the recent general elections. This…
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MK Party withdraws case against IEC challenging election results
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has withdrawn its Electoral Court case against the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) challenging…
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Court to decide whether to criminally charge IEC official found in possession of ballot boxes
A magistrate in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court is expected to decide on Thursday whether to press ahead with criminal charges…
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DJ Melzi says he’s not IEC commissioner Nomsa Masuku’s son
Famous Mzansi DJ, and music producer, DJ Melzi says he doesn’t know Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) commissioner Nomsa…
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Here’s how IEC commissioner, Nomsa Masuku allegedly defrauded Standard Bank trust
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) commissioner Dr Nomsa Praisy Masuku was allegedly the only active participant in the awarding…
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EFF calls for fraud-accused IEC Commissioner to resign
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are calling for the immediate resignation of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)’s Commissioner,…
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Hawks reveal IEC official’s arrest took almost a decade to effect
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) says it took investigators close to 10 years to effect an arrest in…
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Jacob Zuma’s MK party turns to ConCourt to interdict first sitting of Parliament
The uMkhonto WeSizwe party (MK) has brought an urgent application at the Constitutional Court to interdict Parliament from convening the…
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More police deployed in KZN for possible unrest after elections
More police were deployed on Tuesday to protect key parts of KwaZulu-Natal following the recent national elections. The deployment comes…
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Results of 2024 elections officially declared
The 2024 elections have officially been declared free and fair, with political parties holding their breath as results were announced…
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Julius Malema won’t resign after EFF’s election decline
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema on Saturday said his party needs to do some “self-reflection” after it failed…
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2024 elections: Voters say they were robbed after not being able to cast their ballots
Continuous budget cuts to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) over the past four years seem to have hindered…
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Jacob Zuma’s MK Party grabs votes from the EFF
Although it looks increasingly likely the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party could become the country’s third-biggest political force after the general…
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Ace Magashule of ACT says election is rigged, wants IEC to do a recount
President of the African Congress for Transformation (ACT), Ace Magashule, has asked the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to…
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IEC appeals to KZN residents to be on the lookout for missing ballot box
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is searching for a ballot box that went missing in KwaZulu-Natal. Addressing the…
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IEC confirms one ballot box lost in transit from voting station in KZN
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has confirmed that it lost one ballot box in KwaZulu-Natal during transportation. IEC…
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MK party continues to take significant lead in KZN as election results roll in
The 2024 general election results for KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) continued to come in on Thursday afternoon. By late Thursday afternoon, former…
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Voter killed after falling of moving bakkie, IEC official arrested & another assaulted in KZN
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) in KwaZulu-Natal said 17% of votes in the province have been audited by…
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Tshwane denies claims it attempted to sabotage elections
The City of Tshwane has denied claims that it attempted to “sabotage” Wednesday’s national and provincial elections. This comes after…
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2024 Elections: Numerous challenges arise but SA pushes through to cast their vote
Despite logistics glitches at polling stations around the country yesterday – which delayed voting by hours and forced some to…
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IEC: Voting will not be extended
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) commissioner Sy Mamabolo said there would be no provision for a second day of…
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2024 Elections: No extra voting day, IEC forced to get extra hands to help after glitches & snaking queues
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) was on Wednesday forced to rope in thousands of counting officers prematurely to…
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2 arrested for tampering with ballot boxes in Mpumalanga
Two people have been arrested for allegedly tampering with ballot boxes at two voting stations in Mpumalanga, the Electoral Commission…
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2024 Elections: The time has come for South Africa as millions of voters decide
South Africans have already started to line up to cast their ballots in South Africa’s 7th general elections. The Electoral…
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IEC staff threatened ahead of elections strongly condemned by commission
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has expressed concerns over the intimidation of its officials ahead of the special…
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MK Party & IEC clash again over vote-rigging claims in Durban after viral Tiktok video
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) and the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party have clashed again after a video showing…
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Jacob Zuma not eligible for election to Parliament, ConCourt rules
The Constitutional Court on Monday overturned the Electoral Court decision and ruled that former president Jacob Zuma was not eligible…
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More SA citizens will vote in London than any other voting station abroad
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Mawethu Mosery, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer at the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). More than…
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Jacob Zuma’s lawyers say IEC can’t bar him from running for office
Lawyers for former president Jacob Zuma said that it is not for the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to…
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ACT, AASD & Labour Party lose bid to have elections postponed
Three unregistered political parties have lost their bid to have this month’s elections postponed. The African Congress for Transformation, the…
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Some MK Party supporters accuse IEC of bias in Jacob Zuma case
Some uMkhonto weSizwe supporters say that the squabbles in the party’s national leadership have not reflected well on the running…
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Some MK Party supporters accuse IEC of bias in Jacob Zuma case
Some uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party supporters have accused the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) of political bias for wanting…
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Gauteng security beefed up as MK party and IEC face-off in Constitutional Court
As thousands of political activists were on Friday streaming to the Constitutional Court in Joburg, where the Jacob Zuma-led uMkhonto…
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Operation Dudula off poll list after glitch
A technical glitch “that was attended to” became a “sorry, your application is too late” – that is the crux…
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MK Party accuses IEC of colluding with the ANC & being vindictive
The MK Party has lashed out at the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) hinting it is colluding with the…
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Jacob Zuma wants five ConCourt judges removed from IEC matter, citing bias
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo is among the six Constitutional Court judges who former president Jacob Zuma has launched a counter…
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MK Party fires Jabulani Khumalo
Former President Jacob Zuma’s MK Party has fired Jabulani Khumalo, the founder and man who registered the party, as part…
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ConCourt gives Jacob Zuma and MK party more time
Former president Jacob Zuma and his uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party have been given an extension to file answering affidavits in…
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Bosa challenges Julius Malema to check its signatures for himself
Build One South Africa (Bosa) has challenged EFF leader Julius Malema to ‘come examine’ its 140 000 signatures submitted to…
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Julius Malema: IEC making election rallies for Jacob Zuma outside every court
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says he sees no point in the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)…
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MK party calls for immediate resignation of IEC Commissioner Janet Love
Former President Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party is calling for the immediate resignation of the Electoral Commission of South…
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IEC confirms it has approached ConCourt to contest Jacob Zuma’s running for elections
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has approached the Constitutional Court to lodge an urgent appeal against the Electoral…
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Jacob Zuma still tops MK party list after court victory
Former president Jacob Zuma is topping the list of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party after the Electoral Commission of South Africa…
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MK party welcomes court ruling
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has welcomed the ruling of Electoral Court to keep former president Jacob Zuma’s name on…
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IEC mulling court decision on Jacob Zuma
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is taking legal advice on the decision of the Electoral Court to allow…
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Elections: Time running out for Jacob Zuma to appeal IEC decision
Former president Jacob Zuma has until today to appeal the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) decision that he may…
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Ramaphosa hits back at people threatening violence at polls
President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again hit back at those threatening violence during elections saying the government will not tolerate…
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