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South Africa: Ramaphosa Negotiates Trashed Streets to Vote While Residents Demand Electricity
Daily Maverick, 1 November 2021
Voting got off to a slow start in some parts of Soweto, where President Cyril Ramaphosa cast his vote on Monday. The area has recently been rocked by service delivery protests over… Read more »
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South Africa: Dismal Voter Turnout At Municipal Polls a Blow to Democracy
Daily Maverick, 1 November 2021
As the final voters cast their ballots on Monday night, early indicators suggested the 2021 local government elections might have seen a record low turnout. It was too early to say… Read more »
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South Africa: First Time Voters Excited to Make Their Mark
SAnews.gov.za, 1 November 2021
First time voters have expressed excitement and high hopes for the future after making their mark in the 2021 Local Government Elections. Read more »
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South Africa: Arrests, Some Protests and Glitches - Plus Zille Removed From a Station
Daily Maverick, 1 November 2021
Warnings of a low turnout emerging, though voting still ongoing on Monday night. Earlier at lunch time, the Electorial Commission (IEC) reported that 3.5 million voters had cast… Read more »
South Africa Awaits Poll Results
As the final voters cast their ballots in South African local government elections on Monday night (November 1, 2021), early indicators suggested that the poll may have a record low turnout, the Daily Maverick reports. The decision by many voters is likely to leave a patchwork of coalition-run municipalities across the country.
The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa's live election dashboard
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More than 250 local elections will be held in each one of South Africa's municipalities on 1 November. More than 10,000 councillors have to be elected. For this reason, more than ... Read more »
