While vote counting continues for the 2021 Local Government Elections, results for the Metropolitan Municipalities in the country have started trickling in.According to the Electoral Commission (IEC) dashboard, as at 15:30pm with 26% of the votes compl…

National Assembly Deputy Speaker, Lechesa Tsenoli, says participating in elections is an act of defence for democracy.Millions of South Africans have taken to the polls today to make their mark in the 2021 Local Government Elections.Tsenoli said not pa…

Police vigilance is expected to be heightened as the sun begins to set on voting day in South Africa.This as polls in this year’s Local Government Elections are expected to close at 9pm across the country.National Police spokesperson, Brigadier Vish Na…

Eligible and registered South Africans are heading to the polls this morning in the Local Government Elections, to choose who will represent them in 257 municipal councils, across the country.Voting stations are expected to open at 7am and will close a…

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has expressed satisfaction at the progress of the 2021 Local Government Elections.This as 3.5 million votes were cast by 12.30pm on Election Day on 1 November.This was despite a handful of voting station o…

Government says it is pleased with the millions of South Africans who have already heeded the call to cast their vote in the 2021 Local Government Elections.In a statement issued by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), government…

With the 2021 Local Government Elections having gotten off to a smooth and timely start at almost all voting stations, the period for voters to report to a voting station to cast their vote has officially ended.Voting stations closed at 9pm on Monday b…

The Electoral Commission in KwaZulu-Natal says despite the minor logistical problems experienced in some voting stations earlier today, at least 80% of voting stations opened on time, with 1 263 352 (or 23%) voters having cast their ballot by 4pm. The…