A bonus-point win is just one side of the equation with Ireland and Scotland also in contention. Here’s how much the Springboks need to win by to ensure their place in the quarter-finals.

The ruling party’s financial woes appear to be mounting after its failure to pay August salaries, and Saturday’s order by party president Cyril Ramaphosa to reimburse the state for hitching a ride on a government jet.

An anonymous Twitter account took the world by storm when it announced that “democracy has been hacked,” and went on to cite examples from across the globe; including South Africa. Here’s what you need to know.

From Eskom’s load shedding schedule to Rachel Kolisi’s Instagram war, these are the top ten stories you couldn’t get enough of in 2019.

Unpacking the inner-workings of the nation’s engine room.

The EFF leader described the New Dawn as ‘old Vaseline’.

The Provincial Working Committee announced that it would be launching an investigation into Survé’s donation.

The event will be held at Loftus Versveld Stadium.

Search trends information data is collated by Google based on what South Africans have been searching for. This is what most wanted to know after the elections.

It all stems from comments made by Ace Magashule.

The match lasted the full 12 rounds, it was generally uneventful and it was decided on points without any spectacular knockout.

As a long-time legal advocate, you’d think Dali Mpofu would have paused before admitting on national television he’d advised fellow party members to vote multiple times. However, the EFF chairperson could face the full might of the law, as Police Minister Bheki Cele vowed to “arrest any politicians who interfered with the election”. Speaking at […]

The grandson of Hendrik Verwoerd

Fighting out of the red corner…

Trollip added that the party would not be deterred by despondency and that efforts to build ‘One South Africa for All’ would be redoubled.

We all knew that the African National Congress (ANC) would secure a majority, the question was just by how much.

Cele also provided updates on the double voting-related arrests.

We’ve got some early indications of how much political parties coughed up, in order to sell themselves to the public during the 2019 Elections.

The public holiday on Wednesday wasn’t just a chance to vote, but a good excuse to have a tipple in midweek. However, this voter got a little too drunk.

Fines per poster are sure to sting defaulting parties.

The ANC suffers from all these anti-progress traits and must engage them head-on.

South Africa’s 2019 election results are expected to be declared on Saturday evening.

South Africans waiting for their election results will have to wait a little while longer. Stay up to date with the latest news here.

Here’s how South Africa’s sixth parliament will look.

No longer can the ANC claim to possess an ‘overwhelming majority’.

The tallying of votes for South Africa’s sixth democratic election is nearing completion.

None of us expected this one: There was a substantial EFF presence in Orania this week, as some voters in the whites-only town did the unfathomable.

All things considered, this has been an excellent showing for the EFF. The election results across every province show a growing appetite for the red berets.

Counting and capturing of votes are almost complete after South Africa’s sixth general elections. Here’s a snapshot of the results.

It’s the final countdown!

The African National Congress (ANC) won re-election at the 2019 South African General Elections. Here are some key dates in the party’s history.

With 95% of the votes in, we’ve now got a clear picture of SA’s future: But which parties can call 2019 a success, and who’s going back to square one?

The 35 political parties rejecting the IEC’s results now includes Hlaudi Motsoeneng and the ACM. As if these elections needed any more distractions…

It is a long way to restarting the sixth South African Parliament.

Freedom Front Plus Premier Candidate Peter Marais said that the DA spun lies during their election campaign.

A coalition of minor political parties have dramatically announced they are rejecting the results shared by the IEC on Friday, and protests may follow.

Amid the rise of pupulism and nationalism, Mmusi Maimane says he is proud the DA managed to stay true to itself.

The move of a man that has accepted his fate.

When compared to the 1999 elections, voter turnout looks to be heading toward a record low during the 2019 elections.

With almost 35% of registered South Africans not voting this week, we’ve taken a look at countries where voting has been made a compulsory act.

Here are three possible outcomes, should the ANC fail to hold onto its majority.

Although it is highly unlikely, it doesn’t hurt to imagine.

The African National Congress (ANC) will govern South Africa for another five years. But this sixth victory of the democratic era since 1994 was hard-won.

While all eyes are at the top of the leader board to see with parties win which regions during the 2019 elections, let’s have a look at the some of the guys at the bottom of the list who won’t be securing any seats in parliament.

The ANC appear to be losing their grip on Gauteng, as we enter the end-game with the 2019 Election results. Could we see a coalition government in GP?

The IEC’s preliminary investigation exonerates the 20 suspects.

Even though we are still waiting for the final national results, We’re at the stage where a majority of provinces now have their outright winner.

The Red Berets look to oust the DA as the official opposition in these provinces.

With around a third of the votes left to count, we’re having a look at the polls and charting the success stories and own goals from the ANC, DA and EFF.

South Africa’s election results following the 2019 polls are being tallied. These are the results for Mpumalanga and how it compares to 2014.

South Africa’s election results following the 2019 polls are being tallied. These are the results for Eastern Cape and how it compares to 2014.

South Africa’s election results following the 2019 polls are being tallied. These are the results for Free State and how it compares to 2014.

South Africa’s election results following the 2019 polls are being tallied. These are the results for North West and how it compares to 2014.

South Africa’s election results following the 2019 polls are being tallied. These are the results for the Northern Cape and how it compares to 2014.

South Africa’s election results following the 2019 polls are being tallied. These are the results for Kwa-Zulu Natal and how it compares to 2014.

Narend Singh – the head of elections for the IFP – had claimed that one of their party members was killed on Wednesday while at a voting booth.

The eleventh hour sure is going to be interesting.

South Africa’s election results following the 2019 polls are being tallied. These are the results for Limpopo and how it compares to 2014.

The ANC may have lost a few voters from 2014, but they are heading for a majority in Parliament and it’s been positive news for the value of the Rand.

For the government, it was a smooth election process.

Many great lessons Lewis Matutu will want to take home.

Parties launched a joint protest at the IEC’s Results Operation Centre (ROC).

South Africa’s election results following the 2019 polls are being tallied. These are the results for Gauteng and how it compares to 2014.

South Africa’s election results following the 2019 polls are being tallied. These are the results for the Western Cape and how it compares to 2014.

GOOD, one of the parties contesting the 2019 elections, has only been around for four months and was formed after party leader Patricia De Lille left the DA.

Blame it on rain or a lack of inspiration, but the latest voter turnout figures are the lowest in South Africa’s democratic history. Here’s how we rank globally.

South Africa headed to the polls for its sixth democratic election. Follow the latest news and live updates here as results roll in here.

Despite contestation from all corners, counting continued following South Africa’s 2019 General Elections. Here’s how things shape up.

Despite being on course for a majority government, the ANC are forecast to set an unwanted record, as we hit the halfway mark of counting the election results.

The IEC says it will look into the issue of the faulty indelible ink.

Google search results shows an interesting trend emerging on the search engine. The Freedom Front Plus is in the Top 3 most searched parties during the last 24 hours.

The IEC’s initial legwork has provided statisticians with some interesting numbers to digest.

It turns out you can’t just win an election by gobbing off. Who knew? Hlaudi Motsoeneng definitely didn’t, and he’s performing poorly at the polls.

According to the Freedom Front Plus, its stance against land expropriation is among the factors that have contributed to its impressive performance in the 2019 elections.

From apparently nowhere, the Freedom Front Plus party have gatecrashed the 2019 Elections. Current results say they will be “the best of the rest”.

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is running fourth behind the ANC, DA, and EFF on the elections result leader board.

A salty Mbalula is taunting smaller parties on their shortcomings.

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe says the party did not even entertain the possibility of a coalition government prior to the elections.

IEC says the votes have been vetted and are accurate.

The DA has been critical of the IEC’s ability to run a free and fair election.

While the ANC, DA and EFF continue to lock horns, the likes of FF+ and Good have been taking significant strides forward in the 2019 Elections.

ANC leads in the early stages of the vote.

Bad news for the ANC and the DA.

If you’ve repeated any of these mistakes this week, then you’ll be disappointed to hear you’ve ruined your ballot: Here’s what constitutes a spoilt vote.

We’ve got the first batch of election results primed and ready to go: The battles in Gauteng and the Western Cape have yielded some interesting numbers.

In the wake of serious allegations of so-called double voting, the IEC assured voters that South Africa’s elections will retain its integrity.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has likened today’s Election Day to that of the first democratic election in 1994, after witnessing the high voter turnout.

Recapping one of South Africa’s most important political events.

There’s egg on the faces of a few IEC officials this Election Day, as both the ink-mark method and ID scanners were revealed to have serious security flaws.

South Africans headed to the polls on 8 May 2019 for the country’s sixth’s democratic election. In Coligny, the conversation was grim.

Hlaudi Motsoeneng, former SABC executive, is confident that he will rule the country, and that the ACM is the only party who could deliver on their promises.

Unacceptable behaviour from the red berets.

South Africa heads to the polls for its sixth democratic election. Follow the latest news and live updates here.

The IEC has had an up-and-down time of things on Wednesday. Election Day has thrown up a few curveballs across the country, but there were a group of voting stations that simply failed to get out of the starting blocks. As of 18:00 on Wednesday, five centres have yet to open their doors. It follows […]

Soon after casting his vote in the 2019 elections, EFF leader Julius Malema was accused of violating the electoral code.

Shenge is not going anywhere.

South Africans want to know about the election in general, where their nearest voting stations are, and whether they can vote anywhere. Mmusi Maimane and the EFF also made the top trending searches today.

You may have heard there was a great deal of controversy from a voting station in Wellington on Wednesday. But the IEC say racism claims are “fake news”.

An inked thumb gets you some of these goodies

The issue of voting stations running out of ballot papers has left voters fuming and Electoral Commission staff flustered.