Seat-winning parties, big and small, celebrate election results

On Saturday, 10 May, the African National Congress (ANC) along with thousands of ANC supporters paraded the streets of Johannesburg in celebration of the party’s success.

The New Age recently reported President Zuma’s appreciation of volunteers in assisting the election process and led thousands of supporters in song and dance. ...

Infographic: Election results and allocation of seats in Parliament

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) held a press conference today, 10 May, to officially announce the results of the 2014 National and Provincial Elections. IEC Chair, Pansy Tlakula, noted the success with which the elections were held and congratulated the parties that gained seats in Parliament. The hoped ...

New kid on the block EFF succeeds at the polls: What is next for them?

At 9am this morning after approximately 95% of votes had counted both nationally and in the Western Cape, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) had garnered 1,024,104 national votes (6.13%) and 40 629 (2.08%), placing them third place in both races.

EFF's Premier candidate in the Western Cape, Nazier Paulsen, is ...

SAPCO keeping the faith despite election struggles

South African Progressive Civic Organisation (SAPCO) is one of the many up and coming parties that have fallen on the sidelines of this year’s elections. With only 637 votes, the new political party continues to be hopeful in its quest for social justice and building capacity in communities.

Predominantly fighting ...

Western Cape provisional results: DA and ANC weigh in

People’s Assembly caught up with the DA’s Patricia De Lille and ANC’s Marius Fransman at the IEC Provincial Results Centre in Belville South to get their responses to the Western Cape's provincial results. By 5pm on Thursday approximately 90% of votes had been tallied in the Western Cape with the ...

The counting process: How it works

“This is the earliest we have ever managed to close voting stations on Election Day”, said IEC Western Cape’s Provincial Electoral Officer, Courtney Sampson, signalling that election officials did not have to accommodate long queues for hours after the official closing time at 9pm. Sampson was addressing the media at ...

Elections: What voters had to say

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People’s Assembly decided the best way to spend Elections Day was to speak to the people themselves and find out what their experiences at the polls were and what it meant for them to vote. We visited a number of voting stations in the greater Cape Town area.

At the ...

Handy IEC Mobile Apps for the tech-savvy first-time voter

With Election Day around the corner, it’s important to start getting “election-ready”. Questions like whether you have your bar-coded South African ID booklet ready, if you are registered and if you know which voting station to go to should be at the forefront of your mind right now. People’s Assembly ...

Tips that will make voting a breeze

Just two more days and Election Day will be upon us! For some, it's an exciting time but for others fulfilling their democratic right to vote, it can be a frustrating day. Potential voters are often put off by the thought of waiting in long queues or wondering around looking ...

Vote Home campaign reports back on voting abroad

People’s Assembly caught up with Francine Higham of the Vote Home campaign to get a sense of how yesterday’s voting abroad went. Numbers are what count the most but final figures have yet to be tallied. Unofficially the figure was 8 500 in London alone, with an estimate of over ...