South Africa: ANC Wins Elections Despite Opposition Gains

DW, 10 May 2014

The incumbent African National Congress (ANC) has won South Africa's fifth post-apartheid election, according to provisional results. But the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA)… Read more »
South Africa: Just Under 95 Percent of Votes Counted

SAnews.gov.za, 9 May 2014

Almost 95% of the votes have been counted in the 2014 general election. Read more »

Voters wait to cast their ballots in troubled Bekkersdal on the West Rand.

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8 May 2014

South Africa's ANC Rolls To Victory, Boosting Zuma Reform Clout

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The ruling African National Congress swept toward victory in South Africa's fifth post-apartheid election on Thursday, handing President Jacob Zuma ... see more »

South Africa: ANC Holding On to Victory

SAnews.gov.za, 9 May 2014

The ANC has garnered 10 287 024 of the votes cast in the country's fifth democratic elections, bringing its percentage of the votes to 62.50% early on Friday. Read more »
South Africa: Political Parties Await Final Results

SAnews.gov.za, 9 May 2014

As the voting results continue to trickle in at the national Results Operations Centre (ROC) in Pretoria, party representatives are waiting patiently for the final results on how… Read more »

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7 May 2014

Julius Malema Hopes South Africa Abandons Nelson Mandela's Party

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Wochit

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Julius Malema is the 33-year-old leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, a new political party that he claims will get 10 percent of the vote as ... see more »

South Africa: SA Votes 2014 - the Early Conclusions

Daily Maverick, 8 May 2014

With half the districts reporting in, and around 30% of the total vote have been counted. SIMON ALLISON looks at who's happy and who's not in the IEC results operations centre in… Read more »
South Africa: Steady Progress Made in Ballot Counting

SAnews.gov.za, 8 May 2014

Results for 70% the country's voting districts are now in, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announced on Thursday evening. Read more »
South Africa: President Zuma Visits IEC Results Centre

SAnews.gov.za, 8 May 2014

The national Results Operations Centre (ROC) was a hive of activity when President Jacob Zuma, the leader of the African National Congress (ANC), did a walkabout through the… Read more »
South Africa: Promises, Princesses and Pear-Shaped Realities - View From the Heart of the IEC

Daily Maverick, 8 May 2014

On TV, it might look like the floor of the IEC's results operation centre (the ROC, as it's affectionately known) is a very solemn place. You hear the tough questions, you know the… Read more »
South Africa: Op-Ed - the EFF in Opposition - the Challenges Ahead

Daily Maverick, 8 May 2014

Whatever the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) ultimate poll tally in this election, its toughest task will be mapping out an opposition path that leads to party growth and not… Read more »
South Africa: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Politician - Waiting for Election Results

Daily Maverick, 8 May 2014

After the noise, colour, excitement and pageantry of the campaign trail, the pop-up Western Cape IEC Results Operation Centre is a sort of political purgatory for sleep-deprived… Read more »
South Africa: Election 2014 - Knockouts, Marching Orders and Some Hard Lessons

Daily Maverick, 8 May 2014

The good thing about the Independent Electoral Commission's election headquarters is that the politicians thronging there cannot ignore the numbers on the giant screens. Those… Read more »
South Africa: Over 50 Percent Votes Counted in Elections 2014

SAnews.gov.za, 8 May 2014

Counting in the national and provincial elections has passed the halfway mark on the first day of counting. Read more »
South Africa: IEC Boss - We Have Done Well

SAnews.gov.za, 8 May 2014

Just weeks before South Africans were to cast their votes, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was faced with a potential crisis when its chairperson Pansy Tlakula was… Read more »
South Africa: Election Results Pour in

SAnews.gov.za, 8 May 2014

Ten hours after voting stations closed in the fifth democratic election in South Africa, over 28 percent of the votes have been counted. Read more »
South Africa: First Election Results Coming in

SAnews.gov.za, 8 May 2014

The results of the 2014 general elections have started pouring in at the National Results Operating Centre in Pretoria. Read more »
South Africa: Elections 2014 - the Western Cape Votes

Daily Maverick, 8 May 2014

Close to three million voters were expected to turn out in the Western Cape on election day, to settle the political future of a province which has often refused to play by the… Read more »
South Africa: Govt Satisfied At Peaceful Elections

SAnews.gov.za, 8 May 2014

Government says it is satisfied that the 2014 General Elections were peaceful and took place in an atmosphere of political tolerance. Read more »
South Africa: Ruling ANC Party Maintains Early Lead

DW, 8 May 2014

Initial results from South Africa's national elections have the current ruling party, the African National Congress, in the lead. Voter turnout has been estimated at around 70… Read more »
South Africa: Election Day - the View From Durban

SA Votes 2014, 8 May 2014

The day dawned on our country like a holy day. South Africans once more had an opportunity to exercise their freedom and right to vote. But will elections bring real change to our… Read more »
South Africa: Ruling Party Reaches One Million Votes

SAPA, 8 May 2014

The African National Congress passed the million vote mark after 4.30am on Thursday morning in the fifth democratic election in South Africa. Read more »

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6 May 2014

South Africa Holds First 'Born Free' Election

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Wochit

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South Africa holds its first "Born Free" election on Wednesday although polls suggest the allure of the ruling African National Congress as the ... see more »

South Africa: Polls Close in First Born Free Vote

SAPA, 7 May 2014

Voting officially ended at 9pm on Wednesday in South Africa's first born-free elections, with officials reporting a turnout of 80 percent in urban areas in the ANC's toughest test… Read more »
South Africa: While We Wait for the Results - Contemplating Democracy

Daily Maverick, 7 May 2014

The counting of the votes in South Africa's election continues, with the results likely available by midday on Thursday. While this process carries on, J. BROOKS SPECTOR… Read more »
South Africa: South Africans Turn Up in Their Thousands to Cast Ballots On Election Day

DW, 7 May 2014

Thousands of South Africans queued for hours to cast their vote in the country's fifth democratic election. The day went relatively smoothly, although some unrest overshadowed the… Read more »

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7 May 2014

South Africans Vote; Ruling Party Favored

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Wochit

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South Africans voted Wednesday in elections that are expected to see the ruling African National Congress return to power despite a vigorous challenge ... see more »

South Africa: Election Sees High Turnout

DW, 7 May 2014

South Africans have turned out in high numbers for the country's general election. The electorate is widely expected to hand the ruling African National Congress its fifth… Read more »
South Africa: Counting Underway in 2014 Elections

SAnews.gov.za, 7 May 2014

Vote counting in the 2014 general election has begun, with the polls having closed at 9pm on Wednesday. Read more »
South Africa: Hannibal Elector - From Malema to Mayhem - a South African Election Day Odyssey

Daily Maverick, 7 May 2014

RICHARD POPLAK travels from Marikana to Bekkersdal to a township in Springs, watching the elections unfold. Democracy is a funny thing, especially when the army has been called in… Read more »
South Africa: On Respecting the Right to Make Bad Decisions - a Message to the South African 'Left'

SA Votes 2014, 6 May 2014

Last week Abahlali baseMjondolo surprised many people when it announced that the shackdwellers' movement would be endorsing the Democratic Alliance in the general election on 7… Read more »

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Opinion polls suggest the ANC may win the election

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Vote Counting Under Way in South Africa

The ANC is projected to win the country's general election despite issues like President Zuma's Nkandla residence and a campaign by former party members promoting spoiled ballots, ... Read more »
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S. Africa: EFF Ready for General Election

The Economic Freedom Fighters' campaign trail has seen the fledgling political party garner significant support ahead of the country's fifth democratic general election. Read more »
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S. Africa: Democratic Alliance Challenges Ruling Party

The official opposition to the country's ruling party has highlighted the ANC's shortcomings during their campain trail for South Africa's next general election. Read more »
- South Africa: Final Rallies Ahead of South African Election
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S. Africa: Ruling Party Prepares for General Election

Despite facing the Nkandla scandal and the loss of support from former intelligence minister and stalwart Ronnie Kasrils, the ANC is poised to win more than 60% of votes in the ... Read more »
- South Africa: Zackie Achmat Says Why He Won't Vote ANC
- South Africa: Hannibal Elector - Welcome to Fantasia - the ANC Manifesto Endorsement and the Reality Left Behind
S. Africa Group Encourages Spoiled Ballots

Former ministers Ronnie Kasrils and Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge launched their "Vote No" campaign which aims to encourage voters to either spoil their ballots or vote for smaller ... Read more »
- South Africa: Ronnie Kasrils, the Spoiler
- South Africa: To Spoil or Not to Spoil - That Is the Question

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