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Jacob Zuma, former South African president and leader of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party), during a news conference at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) national results operation centre in Midrand, South Africa, on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Jacob Zuma’s MK party off to ConCourt to try interdict first sitting of parliament

The party said its MPs would boycott the National Assembly in a bid to rob the chamber of legal standing when it elects the president

Gwede Mantashe  and Cyril Ramaphosa at the 112th ANC anniversary rally in Mbombela on January 13, 2024. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)

Political freeze: South Africa’s election aftermath is colder than ever

It’s -71 in the ANC’s Luthuli House headquarters

“Where the commission finds materiality through the results process it will order appropriate remedies which in some instances may need specific recounts,” Sy Mamabolo, chief electoral officer of the IEC said. (Photo:  Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

IEC prepared to recount votes if audit outcomes motivate for it

Parties had an opportunity to test the system used for the electoral processes before voting began, says commission

Supporters of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party gather outside the Ntolwane Primary School voting station on May 29, 2024 in Nkandla, rural KwaZulu-Natal. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)

MK party says it will reject election outcome without recount

Spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela says that the figures in slips signed by presiding officers do not tally with those collated by party agents

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Poster child: A boy holds a Nelson Mandela election placard in 1994 in Lindelani, outside Durban. Photo: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

Echoes of apartheid: Who were you then and who would you be today?

As we go to the polls, and in the light of Israel’s genocide in Palestine, we should reflect on what freedom means and the power of our vote

Illustration of man with plumes. Icarus concept.

Lessons from the Mont Fleur Scenarios: Moving beyond stone-throwing politics in South Africa

Stone-throwing politics is futile. In the absence of a single miraculous fix for the country, we need courageous leaders to see things anew and collaborate with allies — and foes

Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo.
Photo by OJ Koloti/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Mamabolo: There is an effort to undermine the outcome of the elections

The head of the Electoral Commission of South Africa said that two people were arrested for interfering with election processes

South Africans need to be better informed about democracy and become active citizens. (John McCann/M&G)

Why the government and political parties will still be corrupt after the 29 May elections

South Africans need to be better informed about democracy and become active citizens

Former Economic Freedom Fighters Limpopo chairperson Jossey Buthane. (Photo by Gallo Images / Thapelo Maphakela)

Defector Jossey Buthane says EFF is ‘bleeding support’ in Limpopo

The former provincial chairperson claims his move to the ANC has weakened Julius Malema’s Red Berets provincially This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

Inadequate cover: One way to help ease poverty in Southern Africa is to implement a basic income grant. File photo

The overlooked potential of basic income in addressing socio economic crises

The failure of parties to punt a universal BIG in their manifestos ahead of the elections is a worrisome signal

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa

Showdown looms as voters register

IEC records bumper registration weekend as voter’s roll exceeds 27 million for the first time since 1994