Elections 2019

The latest news from Elections 2019

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Use our interactive maps and results table to see how South Africans are voting in the 2019 National and Provincial ...

All the leaders in this year's election

Leaders of the political parties. Parties in alphabetical order. From left (Row 1): African Alliance of Social ...

WATCH | My wife is in labour, but I'm voting

The first person to queue to vote at East London City Hall was 32-year-old Jalil Abbas, who arrived there at 5.30am, ...

Timeline: Cope's floundering founder Mosiuoa ...

Could Mosiuoa Lekota be falling and his political system collapsing?

By Unathi Nkanjeni

'I'm still IFP president and I'm returning to ...

IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi has confirmed that he will return to parliament as an MP in the newly-elected National ...

By ANDISIWE MAKINANA

WATCH | 'I take full responsibility for the outcome of this election': ...

DA leader Mmusi Maimane has taken full responsibility for the party’s poor showing at recent general elections.

By Andisiwe Makinana

Post-victory showdown looms for ANC

An emboldened President Cyril Ramaphosa will face off with detractors in the ANC tomorrow at a special meeting of the ...

By RANJENI MUNUSAMY and QAANITAH HUNTER

14 of the 48 parties that contested the elections to serve in National ...

Despite a record of 48 parties contesting the national elections, only 14 of them will serve in the National Assembly.

By Qaanitah Hunter

IEC will ‘vigorously’ oppose legal action by disgruntled parties

The Electoral Commission (IEC) says it will "vigorously" oppose any legal action aimed at interfering in the conduct of ...

By TimesLIVE

Eastern Cape election results


OPINION

Check carefully before enrolling at a private ...

Higher education and training deputy minister Mimmy Gondwe led a blitz in East London on Monday targeting unregistered ...

By DISPATCH CORRESPONDENT

Do your duty on Mandela Day — and beyond

On Friday, the global community will join SA to celebrate Mandela Day.

By DISPATCH CORRESPONDENT

Government needs to do more to help non-profits

The social development department continues to do things haphazardly when it comes to paying the approved quarterly ...

By DISPATCH CORRESPONDENT

GUEST COLUMN: LUVO GREY | Call to action – tariffs must not be allowed ...

US President Donald Trump's 30% tariffs may not limited to the tech sector, but their implications for the SA digital ...

By LUVO GREY

SA must work with Brics to be less dependent on US

Eastern Cape finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko this week spelt out to parliament’s finance committee the dire effect on the ...

By DISPATCH CORRESPONDENT

National election results 2019

THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE

A limited podcast series exploring the data behind the elections, pulling out the stories we didn't know were there. In this episode we take a closer look at gender and the so-called gender divide in the electorate:


With SA elections around the corner, make sure that you are registered and ready. Unsure about some things? Here are some of the most-asked questions answered by Business Times reporter Mudiwa Gavaza!