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'We are not afraid to sit on the benches'- Mbalula

ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says the party is not afraid to sit on the benches of parliament following the party's results in the 2024 general elections.

2 Jun 6AM 3 min

MK Party calls for rerun of elections amid irregularity claims  

The MK Party has called for a rerun, not only a recount, claiming voting irregularities in the 2024 election process. This was announced during an impromptu media briefing at the IEC’s national results operation centre on Saturday evening. More than 20 parties are also contesting the elections alongside the MK…

1 Jun 6PM 4 min

A new president, ANC in opposition - what’s next in SA’s coalition government

Discussions on electing a president and a new government must be completed in the next two weeks. Democracy Works Foundation chairperson Prof William Gumede says an “outlier” coalition government without the ANC is possible. The party that ushered the country into democracy and freedom, and independently governed South Africa for…

1 Jun 1PM 7 min

‘Those people were never ours — they were Zuma’s’: Malema on the MK Party’s performance

EFF leader Julius Malema says the MK Party was successful in the elections because the people who supported former president Jacob Zuma had no other “home” after he was removed from office and therefore ended up going to his party. He said those were voters borrowed by the EFF, as President…

1 Jun 10AM 5 min

'We want the home affairs department': Gayton McKenzie 

Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie says the party is eyeing the home affairs department to deal with illegal foreigners. Speaking to the media at the IEC's result operation centre in Midrand, McKenzie said the party will receive nine seats in the National Assembly, which will decide who becomes president.

1 Jun 9AM 1 min

Maimane suggests coalition talks should be held publicly 

Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane has suggested that coalition talks be open to the public. Speaking to the media at the IEC's results operation centre in Midrand on Saturday, Maimane says coalition talks should be conducted in parliament to allow for transparency. BOSA has 0.4% of the votes…

1 Jun 5AM 2 min

DA to meet multi-party charter partners on way forward

Podcasts and similar audio content from the Arena Holdings group, publishers of the Sunday Times, Business Day, The Times, Sowetan, etc. News-orientated editorial content Keywords: podcast, multimedia, politics, entertainment, news and views, economy, South Africa

31 May 12PM 2 min

'We have played a huge role in bringing the ANC down': Herman Mashaba

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says his party has played a huge role in bringing the ANC down. Mashaba addressed the media at the IEC results operation centre on Friday. He says ActionSA is grateful that the ANC no longer has a majority to push its agenda.Action SA is currently sitting in…

31 May 11AM 1 min

The people have exercised their democratic right, says ANC on brink of losing absolute majority

The ANC will look at its principles and what its voters want when it enters into a coalition to govern the country, the party said as total control slipped through its fingers. ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu said coalition talks — or co-operation discussions, as she prefers to say — will…

31 May 9AM 1 min

Premature to talk about coalitions, says DA’s Steenhuisen

DA leader John Steenhuisen says it is too early to discuss coalitions.  He said they would wait for the counting to conclude before they would decide who to go into a coalition with, but that their priority is the 10 parties that formed the Multiparty Charter for South Africa (MPC). …

31 May 7AM 4 min

Bheki Cele: 50 people arrested for disruptions during elections

Police minister Bheki Cele says 50 people were arrested from Monday to voting day Wednesday for disrupting the elections. Speaking to media at the IEC results operations centre in Midrand, Cele said they would appear in various courts on Friday. Cele said KwaZulu-Natal remains tension-free with vote counting still under…

31 May 7AM 2 min

ELECTION WRAP: MK Party’s surge, missing ballot boxes, and budget cuts

TimesLIVE brings you what went down on the first day of capturing the 2024 general election results.

30 May 6PM 11 min

'We were the underdogs and no-one had faith in us': Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla

uMkhonto we Sizwe Party's (MKP's) Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla says the party went into the elections as underdogs. Speaking to TimesLIVE on the floor of the results operating centre, Zuma-Sambudla said no-one had faith in the party. 

30 May 3PM 1 min

We remain optimistic, says Nomvula Mokonyane as 34.49% results are captured

ANC first deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane says they remain hopeful for an outright majority.The ANC sat in the early forties in percentage terms on Thursday afternoon as the results kept coming in. They were at 42.31% nationally after 43.49% of the votes were captured by 8pm. The DA followed at…

30 May 2PM 1 min

The realisation of '2024 is our 1994'

Youth speak about a massive voter in the 2024 general elections at the Gauteng Legislature.

30 May 8AM 1 min

Mantashe blames tribalism for strong MK Party showing in KZN

ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe blames tribalism for the MK Party's performance so far in the elections, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal. Former president Jacob Zuma's party is performing strongly in the province with 42.3% of the vote vs 20.1% for the ANC so far.Speaking to media at the results operating centre…

30 May 7AM 1 min

Rise Mzansi Gauteng Premier candidate Vuyiswa Ramokgopa casts her vote

Rise Mzansi Gauteng Premier Candidate marked her x in Wendywood in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

29 May 11AM 1 min

Fed up youth use their vote to punish the ANC

The common sentiment among young voters at the John Orr Technical High School voting centre in Milpark, Johannesburgis that the governing party must dip below 50% for it to deliver on its promises. Rethabile Nkoko, 24 Said this should have been her second vote but she was voting for the…

29 May 7AM 6 min

‘Voting is for every human’: Lamola on prisoners making their marks

Minister of justice and correctional services Ronald Lomalo says prisoners have a right to participate in elections as voting is for everyone, including those behind bars — despite public perception that prisoners should be disenfranchised from voting. Lamola was speaking to the media at the Kgosi Mampuru correctional services centre in Pretoria,…

29 May 4AM 4 min

Naledi Pandor wants ANC to govern alone post elections

As the sixth administration of the ANC-led government comes to an end, ANC member Naledi Pandor says voters must re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa as president because a coalition would force the party to agree to different ideologies. Pandor, who serves as minister of international relations and co-operation in Ramaphosa’s cabinet, said:…

28 May 10AM 2 min