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Early results in South Africa's election show ANC on less than 42%

Early results in South Africa's election show ANC on less than 42%

Source: The Straits Times MIDRAND, South Africa - Partial results from South Africa's national election showed early on Thursday that the governing African National Congress (ANC) had won 41.77% of the vote, in line with expectations that it would lose its parliamentary majority. With results in from 8.5%

South African election results trickle in after wide-open vote

South African election results trickle in after wide-open vote

Source: Market Screener MIDRAND, South Africa (Reuters) - First results from South Africa's most competitive election since the end of apartheid were trickling in early on Thursday, after a late voting surge kept many polling stations open with snaking queues late into the night. Wednesday's vote could mark a watershed

WC IEC head apologises to voters who had to wait into early Thursday to cast votes

WC IEC head apologises to voters who had to wait into early Thursday to cast votes

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Lindsay Dentlinger CAPE TOWN - Western Cape electoral head Michael Hendrickse has apologised unreservedly to scores of voters who had to stand way into the early hours of Thursday morning to cast their votes. Still, Hendrickse said he's heartened by the turnout and that people braved

Elections 2024: ANC takes early lead in the Free State

Elections 2024: ANC takes early lead in the Free State

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Nhlanhla Mabaso BLOEMFONTEIN - The African National Congress (ANC) continues to lead on the results board in the Free State. The ruling party has been leading since the actual vote counting started in its birth province. Although it's still too early to predict who will emerge

Soldiers and police put the lid on Eastern Cape violence ahead of Election Day - defenceWeb

Soldiers and police put the lid on Eastern Cape violence ahead of Election Day - defenceWeb

Source: defenceWeb Mthatha headquartered 14 SA Infantry (SAI) Battalion was mobilised ahead of Election Day to assist police stopping violence and rioting in the Eastern Cape town. The town, with an estimated population of 213 000 and capital of the now defunct Transkei, was plunged into violence on Monday with

Zuma's MK Party takes early lead on KZN provincial ballot

Zuma's MK Party takes early lead on KZN provincial ballot

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Bernadette Wicks DURBAN - Former president Jacob Zuma's new uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party is taking an early lead on the KwaZulu-Natal provincial ballot. A hotly-contested province, KwaZulu-Natal has traditionally been an African National Congress (ANC) stronghold, with strong Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and Democratic Alliance (DA)

Cricket-South Africa's power hitters need bowlers to back them up

Cricket-South Africa's power hitters need bowlers to back them up

Source: Hindustan Times CE TOWN, - South Africa's power hitters make a compelling case for why they can emerge winners of the T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies, but whether they have the bowlers to back it up is the big question heading into the June