Day: May 30, 2024
News24 | Gauteng’s young voters resilient despite long hours in the cold and dark
Students, some of whom were voting for the first time, had to brave the cold night and long snaking queues as they waited up to 12 hours to vote at polling stations in Gauteng.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Sibanye’s executive pay missed the mark with investors – yet again
The company's remuneration implementation report - which details the pay packages awarded to executives - failed to obtain more than 75% of the vote for the third year in a row.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Alert Limpopo residents chase IEC official transporting special ballot boxes without police escort
The IEC in Limpopo says one of its senior official transported ballot boxes containing special votes without a police escort.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Stormers to host Bulls in 2024/25 URC season opener
The Stormers will host the Bulls in the opening round of the 2024/25 URC season, while the Sharks and Lions will lock horns to complete two SA derbies on the opening weekend.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Rand, JSE bleed as investors fret over coalition mix
Investors in South Africa had positioned for an election outcome where the ruling African National Congress could comfortably govern in coalition with a smaller party.
Continue ReadingNews24 | We just work here, say IEC staff members after abuse by frustrated voters
Voting station staff around the country has told News24 they had to endure insults from frustrated voters who had queued for hours on a "chaotic" election day.
Continue ReadingNews24 | MK Party will not form a coalition with the ANC, says Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla
Former president Jacob Zuma's daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, was speaking to journalists at the IEC's national results centre.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Projections suggest the ANC is likely to lose control of Gauteng
With almost 15% of the provincial ballot and 12.16% of the regional ballot counted in Gauteng, the ANC is struggling to reach the 40% mark.
Continue ReadingNews24 | No interest rate cut, but Reserve Bank more positive on cooling inflation
South Africa’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept interest rates on hold at 8.25% in its third meeting of the year, having left the benchmark rate unchanged at a 15-year high for the past 12 months.
Continue ReadingNews24 | A tale of 10 towns: How Zuma’s MK Party thrashed the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal
How did former president Jacob Zuma and his MK Party manage to become the largest party in KwaZulu-Natal? We analysed 10 towns.
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