insert_link South Africa South African youth urged to actively participate in today’s election South Africa Defence and Military Veterans minister Thandi Modise has urged young people to actively participate in today's election, emphasising the critical role of voting in holding the government accountable. Modise highlighted that voter apathy could harm the country's progress, urging the youth to use their votes to shape the nation's future: todayMay 29, 2024 29
insert_link South Africa South African Communist Party is urging South Africans to raise their voices through the power of the ballot The South African Communist Party is urging South Africans to raise their voices through the power of the ballot and make a mark for democratic transformation and development for all. Millions of citizens are currently voting in what has been described as an important election for the country. SACP’s spokesperson, Alex Mashilo, says these elections are about defending the improvements from the country’s hard-won 1994 democratic breakthrough: todayMay 29, 2024 28
insert_link 2 South Africa S.A’s Amathole Mayor Announces Reopening of Blocked Roads for Voting Amathole mayor, Onke Mgunculu says the roads that were closed by protestors in Keiskammahoek, Eastern Cape, are now open and residents can go and cast their votes. Mgunculu says law enforcement agencies have been deployed to monitor the protest: todayMay 29, 2024 15 2
insert_link South Africa S.A’s Voting stations have officially opened S.A's Voting stations have officially opened as millions of citizens are casting their votes in what has been described as an important election. The Electoral Commission says the lessons and experiences over the past two days of special votes were valuable and will be used to refine operations further today. Voting stations close at nine tonight. Briefing the media yesterday evening, IEC CEO, Sy Mamabolo, says voters are prohibited from […] todayMay 29, 2024 55
insert_link South Africa Limpopo MEC Florence Radzilani Visits Fatal Accident Scene as Death Toll Rises to 13 Limpopo's MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Florence Radzilani, has visited the accident scene in which 13 people have now been confirmed dead. The crash involved a truck and a taxi on the R521 in Kalkbank between Polokwane and Dendron. Radzilani confirmed there were no survivors. She expressed her condolences to the families affected by this devastating incident: todayMay 29, 2024 57
insert_link South Africa S.A President Ramaphosa Deploys close to 3 thousand Defence Force Members to Support Police Crime Efforts S.A's President ,Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the deployment of two-thousand-828 members of the South African National Defence Force to assist the police. This is for the prevention and combating of crime, and the maintenance and preservation of law and order during the elections. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says the expenditure for this employment is estimated at over 59-million-rand: todayMay 29, 2024 6
insert_link South Africa Millions of South Africans will vote today in the country’s most important election since 1994 Millions of South Africans will vote today in the country's most important election since 1994. This follows two days of special votes. Each voter will receive three ballot papers - a blue one for the National Assembly, an orange ballot paper for regional to National Assembly, and a pink one for the Provincial Legislature. Reporter Andries Cornelissen has more details on the 27.7-million registered voters: todayMay 29, 2024 6
insert_link South Africa South Africans go to the polls to choose a new government: what’s different this time By Dirk Kotze, University of South Africa South Africa’s seventh general election since democracy in 1994, set for 29 May 2024, takes place under circumstances different from any other election in the history of the nation. Some view the hotly contested national and provincial elections as a watershed moment for the country. We asked political scientist Dirk Kotze to explain the changed circumstances. There’s […] todayMay 28, 2024 26
insert_link South Africa Mayibuye! The 100-year-old slogan that’s stirred up divisions in South Africa’s elections By Corinne Sandwith, University of Pretoria Political parties the world over use slogans, icons, colours, names and flags to establish their political and historical credentials. What happens when two political parties lay claim to the same history and the same symbolic capital? In South Africa, a conflict of this kind is being played out between the governing African National Congress (ANC) party led by […] todayMay 28, 2024 25
