insert_link South Africa South Africans Queue for Landmark Election, ANC Faces Potential Loss of Majority South African voters queued -- many of them for hours -- to cast their ballots yesterday in a landmark general election that has left the ruling ANC fighting to protect its three-decade-long exclusive grip on power. More than 27 million voters are registered for the most uncertain poll since the African National Congress (ANC) led the nation out of apartheid rule, but with voting delayed in many districts, […] todayMay 30, 2024 45
insert_link South Africa Mashatile proud of SA’s peaceful democratic election Deputy president Paul Mashatile says South Africans should be proud of participating in the democratic election process. After vot-ing in Sandton, Johannesburg, Mashatile called on voters to come out and vote for their preferred party in this historic event. He wel-comed the largely peaceful process and said everyone has a demo-cratic right to cast their ballot. He also welcomed the enhancement of security: todayMay 30, 2024 16
insert_link South Africa ActionSA leader calls on all South Africans to vote for change to restore rule of law ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba is calling on all South Africans to come out in numbers and vote for change that will improve the lives of people, restore the rule of law and create millions of new jobs. Mashaba says unless South Africans are brave enough to vote for a credible alternative today, they will be stuck with the same old leaders. todayMay 29, 2024 21
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 34
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 34
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 21 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 73
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 79
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 16