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IEC expresses regret over election leader board glitch
The IEC has expressed regret over a technical glitch on Friday morning that saw numbers on the leaderboard disappear for…
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IEC claims inexperienced workers could have contributed to problems at voting stations
The IEC has blamed the glitches experienced during voting on several factors, including inexperienced young people who the commission employed.…
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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: 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 comfortable with overseas voting controls
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is comfortable with the controls it has put in place with regards to…
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IEC: Applications for special votes to be submitted by 3 May
The IEC said that people who may need a special vote for the upcoming elections were expected to make their…
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President Ramaphosa to announce election date within 15 days
President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce the election date within 15 days. This is according to Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, who…
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IEC encourages South Africans in Sudan, Israel & Ukraine to register to vote
The Electoral Commission (IEC) is encouraging South Africans living in Sudan, Israel and Ukraine to register to vote for the…
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IEC expecting more legal challenges ahead of polls in wake of ConCourt rulings
The Electoral Commission (IEC) says it’s expecting more legal challenges ahead of next year’s elections in the wake of this…
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IEC: Gauteng recorded highest number of citizens added to voters roll
Despite several stations affected by protests related to service delivery issues in various areas in Gauteng, the Electoral Commission (IEC)…
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IEC: Only way for unhappy South Africans not to lose their voice is to register to vote
The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has urged citizens who might be unhappy with the current state of…
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IEC’s Sy Mamabolo encourages South Africans to register to vote
The IEC Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo has encouraged South Africans to use the upcoming national registration weekend to register…
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IEC to host first registration drive on the weekend
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will hold its first registration drive this weekend in preparation for next year’s general elections.…
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IEC already in talks with President Ramaphosa about the 2024 general elections date
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa about the 2023 general elections have begun. The commission…
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IEC: Not time for new constituencies ahead of 2024 elections
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has cautioned that it will not be able to accommodate the establishment of new constituencies…
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Electoral Amendment Bill will have implications on logistics and integrity of 2024 elections
Electoral Commission CEO Sy Mamabolo says that whatever Parliament decides regarding the final Electoral Amendment Bill, it will have implications…
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IEC: Just 2 political parties declared their funding for 4th quarter
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says only two political parties declared their funding during the fourth quarter of the 2021…
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IEC receives first clean audit opinion in 5 years
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has received a clean audit opinion from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) for the…
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IEC: Finalisation of election results stands at 89%
Progress in the finalization of the election results stands at 89%, while capturing of results is at 93% and awaiting…
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Herman Mashaba slams IEC but happy with ActionSA’s progress so far
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba is happy with what the local government election results have delivered so far, but still has…
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ANC likely to get less than 50% of the national vote – analyst
Elections analyst Dawie Scholtz has claimed that history will be made when the final results of the 2021 local government…
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IEC expects 90% of poll results to be verified by end of Tuesday
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) expects the bulk of election results to be captured and verified by the end of…
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IEC dismisses fire claims but confirms a circuit breaker was burnt
The Electoral Commission CEO Sy Mamabolo has denied that there was a fire at the Results Operation Centre (ROC) in…
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IEC highly satisfied with start of special voting
During a briefing on Saturday afternoon to update members of the media on the progress of the special voting process,…
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Eskom power crisis won’t hurt ANC at the polls, says Ramaphosa
African National Congress (ANC) deputy president David Mabuza said it’s the responsibility of its members to return the Tshwane back…
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IEC shares challenges faced on first day of special voting
The IEC says there have been some challenges at voting stations. Saturday was the first day of special voting for…
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Proof of vaccination not required to vote – Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo
Chief Electoral Officer of the IEC, Sy Mamabolo says proof of vaccination is not required to cast your vote but…
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IEC CEO says ActionSA should have appealed the matter
The IEC isn’t impressed by Action SA’s plan to run to the courts. The party is considering legal action against…
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IEC lauds its online registration platform after successful weekend
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has credited its online registration portal for what it described as a successful registration weekend.…
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IEC lauds youth turnout on voter registration weekend
IEC’s Sy Mamabolo says the registration campaign has elicited a good response from young people. “Young persons in the age…
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Online voter registration to continue beyond the weekend
Voter registration is underway until Sunday. But online registrations will continue beyond the weekend. IEC Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo…
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IEC: Home Affairs offices will be open on voter registration weekend for IDs
As the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) prepares for voter registration this weekend, Home Affairs offices will also be open to…
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IEC puts in request for election day to be declared a public holiday
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has officially requested that election day be declared a public holiday. Chief Electoral Officer Sy…
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Insinuating bias against IEC is a dangerous path to tread, says Mamabolo
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said the allegations of bias and undue influence against it by political parties involved in…
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Decision to reopen candidate registrations based on solid legal advice, says IEC
The Independent Electoral Commission said that its plans to hold the sixth municipal elections since the end of apartheid in…
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IEC’s plan gives Constitutional Court little grounds to reject its application
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is pursuing a multipronged strategy to have the October elections postponed while, at…
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IEC: Election proclamation has implications
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said on Tuesday that the proclamation of local government elections by Cooperative Governance and Traditional…
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COVID-19: IEC moves voter registration amid 3rd wave
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has on Wednesday moved the planned voter registration weekend out by two weeks because of…
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IEC refutes claims it is hellbent on elections at all cost
The Chief Electoral Officer for the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) Sy Mamabolo has refuted claims that the commission…
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Minister Motsoaledi says IEC is preparing for municipal elections in October
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has said the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was continuing with preparations for the local government…
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Julius Malema calls for Gwede Mantashe and Nomvula Mokonyane arrests over Bosasa saga
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says ANC national chair and Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe…
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IEC gears up for the most complex elections in South African history
The nation’s electoral commission is gearing up for what it has described as the most complex elections in South Africa’s…
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Over 200 political parties to contest municipal elections
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says more than 200 political parties will contest the 2021 municipal elections. On Wednesday morning,…
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Sy Mamabolo: IEC has no policy to employ Sadtu members
The Independent Electoral Commission has distanced itself from the South African Democratic Teachers Union, saying that it had no policy…
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R1.9 billion budgeted for 2021 local government elections
Tabling a revised 2021-22 budget of R1.9 billion to cover the cost of running South Africa’s first post Covid-19 local…
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Political parties face heavy fines for violating funding Act
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) says political parties that violate certain sections of the newly promulgated Political Party…
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95% of South Africans have complete addresses on voters roll
The delegates to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) heard on Tuesday that 95% of the South African voters have…
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IEC more than prepared for Wednesday’s by-elections
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Monday said it was more than prepared for Wednesday’s almost 100 by-elections. South Africa…
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IEC says SA doesn’t have the funds to implement e-voting
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) said a proposal to pilot e-voting in upcoming by-elections and next year’s local…
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IEC says audit not required
IEC Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sy Mamabolo said an audit is not part of the legislative requirement for the commission.…
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