South Africa Elections
ActionSA's Herman Mashaba says his party may go into a coalition government with the DA. But Mashaba noted his former party must meet a few conditions upfront.
The National Freedom Party has taken the lead in eDumbe District in KwaZulu-Natal with 34.13% ahead of the African National Congress and Inkatha Freedom Party.
Newly-formed political organisation ActionSA, which is led by Herman Mashaba, has managed to steal a few wards from the African National Congress in Soweto.
In the preliminary election results, the African National Congress, the Democratic Alliance and the Freedom Front Plus were the first parties to win ward seats.
Voters were surprised when they got their ballots and struggled to find ActionSA on them. The party had appealed to the IEC before the election to correct this.
Helen Zille was recently pulled out of a voting station in Gqeberha by a police officer and a 1-minute clip of the traumatising incident is going viral online.
A wet and windy day in Cape Town yesterday could mean fewer votes for the DA. The city is a strong base for the party, which aims to retain its majority vote.
With 9% of vote counting complete, the ANC is in the lead, but still below 45%. Opposition parties such as the EFF and FF+ are looking strong in some areas.
Voters lost their tempers at Tshwane when they were allegedly told to line up in alphabetical order after standing for hours in the scorching heat in Tshwane.
South Africa Elections
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