News archive: 2019 election
Voting by torch light for Alex residents
Gauteng – Voters in Alexandra, Johannesburg, eagerly queued into the early hours of yesterday morning to cast their votes, only to be disappointed; as voting stations proved to be ill-prepared. Voters at Nokuthula Special School had queued from around 5a.m., but were...
COGTA chastises rebellious Ntabankulu
Eastern Cape – Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Fukile Xasa has decried the rebellious actions of residents of Ntlangano in Ward 1, Ntabankulu where voting did not happen as scheduled. Xasa visited the area this morning after residents disrupted...
Vuwani protest leader arrested on Election Day eve
Limpopo – Police have arrested Arnold Mulaudzi, the man at the forefront of the Vuwani protests that forced the temporary closure of four voting stations today. The leader of the Pro-Makhado Task Team was arrested last night, a few hours before over 26 million South...
Only five votes in five hours
Eastern Cape - Only five people had voted in five hours at Ncunteni polling station in Mt. Frere, due to protests that started last night. Many voters decided not to cast their votes when voting opened. Only five people had voted by noon even though voting opened on...
Protests cause 17 voting stations to open late in KZN
KwaZulu-Natal – 17 polling stations in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province failed to open to voters over four hours after the official opening time, due to ongoing protests. A total of ten of these stations are in eBhethani in Bergville (4 stations) and Entabamhlophe in...
Home Affairs expecting high volumes on Election Day
The department of Home Affairs says it’s expecting a high number of human traffic today as people continue to apply for and collect their IDs and temporary ID certificates in order to vote. Home Affairs spokesperson David Hlabane says they’ve witnessed a sharp...
Voters encouraged to vote early
KwaZulu-Natal – The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has encouraged voters to keep the precedent they have kept in past elections of voting early. IEC Electoral Manager in KZN, Mawethu Mosery says voters should bear in mind that it is...
uMgungundlovu reports minimal disruptions on special voting days
KwaZulu-Natal – Over the past two days, the IEC processed over 9,500 applications for special votes in uMgungundlovu, a number it says is higher than that of applications received in the 2016 Local Government elections. IEC District Manager in uMgungundlovu District...
IEC ready for the big day
Gauteng - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it’s ready all around for the national and provincial elections taking place today. IEC Commissioner Nomsa Masuku says the special vote days on Monday and Tuesday allowed them to assess problem areas and they...
Thought Leadership: Local Voices contributor’s election analysis on Vibe FM
KwaZulu-Natal – Local Voices partner station Vibe FM hosted leading Local Voices contributor Donsy Kunene to their #PoliticalMondays discussion on the breakfast show. Kunene was asked to help unpack the 2019 election manifestos of the top three political parties; the...
Several disruptions reported in special voting process
Since yesterday, there’ve been reports of disruptions to the special voting process in various parts of the country. Some South Africans who had applied for Special Voting started voting yesterday and continued to do so throughout today. However, some disruptions have...
Volatile KwaZulu-Natal security ready for Election Day
On the eve of the national election, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has announced it is ready to handle any arising security threats and issues, and also protect those who will be voting. In a joint special media briefing held in Durban this morning, provincial MEC for...