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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »