Day: May 30, 2024
News24 | EXPLAINER | How the vote counting process works
The counting process is almost as important as the vote itself and the IEC has a rigorous procedure for this, including the addition of counting officers with mandatory numeracy skills that didn't exist in precious national elections.
Continue ReadingNews24 | PROJECTION | Waning ANC support in KZN could be an ominous sign for party nationally
Early indications are that the ANC's support could bottom out nationally - largely owing to a potentially huge drop in support in KwaZulu-Natal due to both the entry of Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe Party and the continued resurgence of the IFP.
Continue ReadingNews24 | New Zealand rugby in danger of split as provinces win bitter vote
A bid for wholesale reform of New Zealand rugby's governing body was rejected by heartland unions, threatening to throw the game into disarray in the rugby-mad nation.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Africanbank’s JSE listing on track as profits and customer base surge
Africanbank Holdings says its R203 million net profit for the six-months to end-March is "commendable" given a tough operating environment marked by persistent inflation and high interest rates.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Rand weakens, bond yields rise as CSIR projects 42% for the ANC
South Africa’s ruling party looks set to fall well short of obtaining a parliamentary majority for the first time since it came to power at the end of apartheid three decades ago, a model developed by a state research agency shows.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Traffic delays for Cape Town as downed tree blocks Rhodes Drive, M3 affected
A tree has fallen onto Rhodes Drive, at the M3, resulting in significant traffic delays in Cape Town.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Investment update | Buried fortune of old copper wire is worth billions to telcos
The latest investment insights and market developments.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Are you done, mummy?’ Ramaphosa asks in intimate moment with his wife at voting booths
President Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife, Tshepo Motsepe, shared an intimate moment at the voting booths at Hitekani Primary School in Chiawelo, Soweto, on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Reserve Bank set to keep rates unchanged amid election noise
South Africa’s central bank is set to leave interest rates unchanged, staying the course in the inflation fight amid political uncertainty one day after the country’s tightest election in 30 years.
Continue ReadingNews24 | IEC withdraws problematic voter devices as thousands of voters left queueing for hours
Several glitches characterised the general elections on Wednesday.
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