Pretoria - The South African Chamber of Commerce (SACCI) has congratulated South Africans on free and fair elections, while also calling for competent staff to fill vacancies that exist in local government. SACCI president Chose Choeu on Monday congratulated the public as well as political parties following last Wednesday's fair, free and peaceful municipal … [Read more...] about SACCI Congratulates South Africa on Elections
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IEC declares election free and fair
Pretoria – With a record voter turnout of more than 50 percent, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Saturday declared the 2011 municipal elections free and fair. IEC chairperson, Brigalia Bam, announced the official local government election results in Pretoria following Wednesday's poll. President Jacob Zuma, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe and ANC Secretary … [Read more...] about IEC declares election free and fair
IEC Packing Up
Pretoria-Staff at the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) Results Operations Centre (ROC) in Pretoria have begun packing up equipment at the nerve centre of vote counting. On Saturday, chairs, tables and computer monitors could be seen being moved inside the massive building which was launched last Wednesday in the lead up to Election Day. The clunking of chairs, … [Read more...] about IEC Packing Up
ANC leads as race nears end
Pretoria - As the sun rose on Friday morning, two days after the country's fourth democratic local government elections, the results showed the African National Congress's (ANC) support seemed stable, while the opposition, Democratic Alliance (DA) may be set for its best performance yet. At about 7 am data showed the gap between the number of votes obtained by the ANC and … [Read more...] about ANC leads as race nears end
No formal objections to elections
Pretoria - No formal objections have been submitted to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) over the voting process in Wednesday's municipal elections, says the IEC's Chief Electoral Officer, Advocate Pansy Tlakula. While two political parties had indicated that they might submit objections, so far no objections had been lodged, Tlakula told reporters at the IEC's … [Read more...] about No formal objections to elections
