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News24 analysis: 14% of registered voters turned up to vote by noon - and this ...

News24 01 Nov 2021
The Electoral Commission's announcement that 3.5 million South Africans had cast their ballots by noon on election day is indicative of low voter turn out. This is according to News24 elections analyst Dawie Scholtz ... .
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Game-changing News24 Elections Forecaster set to provide voters with most accurate outcome projections

News24 01 Nov 2021
News24 will introduce a "game-changing" Elections Forecaster on Monday which will enable readers and voters to access the most up-to-date, mathematically accurate, and methodologically sound results forecasts available in South Africa ... .
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Elections 2021: This is why you can't take a picture of your marked ballot paper

News24 01 Nov 2021
The chairperson of the Electoral Commission of SA, Glen Mashinini, was speaking at the national results centre in Pretoria as the IEC wrapped up the final day of special voting ... .
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Elections 2021: 8 out 10 voters granted special votes turn out to cast ballots

News24 01 Nov 2021
Nearly 83% of people who registered for special voting in the municipal elections, have cast their ballots ... .
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Elections 2021: NFP’s Canaan Mdletshe assaulted outside voting station in Ulundi, KZN

News24 01 Nov 2021
NFP secretary general, Canaan Mdletshe, has opened a criminal case after he was assaulted outside a voting station in Ulundi on Sunday afternoon ... .
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ANALYSIS | Ongama Mtimka: An enabling political environment crucial for effective municipalities

News24 01 Nov 2021
Political parties need to come up with stringent internal leadership selection criteria to ensure the leaders they send to public office are credible people who are less likely to turn against the public good, writes Ongama Mtimka ... .
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Your quick, last-minute guide to voting: Where, how and until when can you vote?

News24 01 Nov 2021
Unsure of where, how and until when you can vote? Check out or last-minute guide on voting in the municipal elections ... .
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Elections 2021: DA calls on authorities to deal with electoral fraud following arrest of voting officer

News24 01 Nov 2021
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen has called on law enforcement authorities to severely deal with electoral fraud ... .
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Elections 2021: Glitches at polling stations as voting begins

News24 01 Nov 2021
Some voting stations have run out of ballot papers, while others have opened late and a few have no indelible ink ... .
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Elections2021: Journalist covering vote released after arrest in Soweto

News24 01 Nov 2021
A Newzroom Afrika journalist has been arrested while covering the municipal elections in Soweto ... .
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Elections 2021: 'Why must I vote when I live in the dark?' - disgruntled Soweto ...

News24 01 Nov 2021
As South Africans head to the polls in their numbers to cast their votes in the municipal elections, several disgruntled Soweto residents have refused to vote and some have decided to hold a service delivery protest instead ... .
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Elections 2021: Voting off to slow start in parts of Limpopo, but queues picking up

News24 01 Nov 2021
After a relatively slow start, voting picked up in parts of Limpopo as the morning progressed, with leaders of various political parties embarking on last minute attempts to woo voters ... .
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PICS | 'We need honest people, not thieves': Former presidents Mbeki, Motlanthe, Zuma cast their votes

News24 01 Nov 2021
Former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe have both urged citizens to cast their votes in the municipal elections ... .
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Springboks not reading anything into Wales' All Blacks thrashing: 'It was competitive'

News24 01 Nov 2021
The Springboks are not reading anything into Wales' thrashing at the hands of the All Blacks this past weekend ... .
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