Pretoria - Preliminary voting results have started coming in thick and fast at the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) Results Operation Centre (ROC) in Pretoria. The mood at the ROC is electric, with journalists and politicians closely watching the large electronic screen displaying updated results. First results started emerging from after eight on Wednesday … [Read more...] about Election results start rolling in
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Government satisfied with voting day
Pretoria- Government is satisfied with the running of South Africa's fourth democratic local government elections. "Government expresses great satisfaction with the collective efforts of departments in ensuring the success registered thus far in rolling out the fourth democratic local government elections under the auspices and leadership of the Independent Electoral … [Read more...] about Government satisfied with voting day
IEC Pleased With Election Process
Pretoria- Despite a few operational glitches, the country's fourth Local Government Elections "went well", said the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer Advocate Pansy Tlakula. Speaking on Wednesday night at the IEC's Results Operation Centre (ROC), Tlakula said the voting went well throughout the country and was still going well in those areas … [Read more...] about IEC Pleased With Election Process
US Students Interested in Local Municipal Elections
Pretoria - It's not just the youth of South Africa that were preoccupied with the municipal elections on Wednesday - a group of students from the United States also found themselves caught up in the hype. The students from Michigan State University are in South Africa as part of a study abroad project and toured the Independent Electoral Commission's Results Operation Centre … [Read more...] about US Students Interested in Local Municipal Elections
Burgersfort School Arson Not Election Related
Pretoria - The burning of a school where voting was meant to take place in the Burgersfort area in Limpopo did not dampen the spirit of voters in that area. According to the Provincial Electoral Officer, Nkaru Madida, the burning of the school had nothing to do with the elections. "It is suspected that the school, which is partly burned, was burned by some learners who … [Read more...] about Burgersfort School Arson Not Election Related
