ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES | Your vote is your voice, what will it say on election day?
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October 30 2021 - 16:38
All South Africans should vote on Monday, says Cyril Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all South Africans to vote in Monday's local government elections.
“Monday is your appointment with your democratic destiny. Let us all go out and vote, whoever we vote for,” said Ramaphosa in his capacity as head of state.
Speaking on the sidelines of an election rally in Ivory Park on Saturday, Ramaphosa asked millions of citizens to make their voices heard.
October 30 2021 - 14:58
IEC promises to reopen voting stations closed due to community unrest
The Electoral Commission (IEC) assured voters it will reopen voting stations that were closed due to community unrest on Saturday, the first of two days of special voting for local government elections.
The IEC in the Eastern Cape confirmed that six voting stations in Nyandeni, Mdikane, Tylden, Kholweni, Matatiele and Entilinin had been closed due to service delivery protests.
In KwaZulu-Natal, eight stations were closed due to a protest over a dispute in traditional leadership in Mkhambathini Municipality.
October 30 2021 -
WATCH | Archbishop Desmond Tutu and wife Leah cast their votes
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his wife Leah cast their special votes at their Milnerton home in Cape Town on Saturday.
After casting their ballot, Tutu and his wife briefly went outside to greet the media. Before heading inside the Arch flashed a thumbs-up and a peace sign as an indication that all went well.
October 30 2021 - 12:21
Tutu and wife Leah cast their special vote
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his wife Leah have cast their special vote at their residence in Milnerton in Cape Town. @TimesLIVE @IECSouthAfrica @TheDesmondTutu @TutuLegacy #Elections2021 #Elections2021 pic.twitter.com/Q12lDdKIal
— Esa Alexander (@ezaap) October 30, 2021
October 30 2021 - 10:35
Tiny informal settlement echoes all SA’s tragedies on eve of election
Some residents have planted hope and hydrangeas in the sandy soil while dogs mooch about in tiny yards.
They’ve been staring over the fence for more than a decade, wondering if help might arrive on the back of a truck laden with electric poles and working toilets.
Others have given up on any notion that things can change and, come Monday, will be voting — or not, in this case — with their feet.
October 30 2021 - 09:37
WATCH | Rival Christian leaders clash in battle for support of saved souls at polls
Swartz, who heads the Jesus Celebration International Church which has multiple branches in and around Cape Town, took to YouTube ahead of Monday’s polls to warn his followers of a campaign to discredit the ARA.
He cited numerous alleged cases of intimidation as well as a court case involving himself and some of his companies.
Swartz said it was odd that a case against him in the Cape Town high court, dating back to November last year, should have coincided with the launch of his party.
October 30 2021 - 09:21
The pandemic has made us rethink everything, even pens! The Electoral Commission will provide pens and sanitise them after each use. Voters are encouraged to bring their own pens to help reduce the spread of #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/Q6TXIRdvxE
— IEC South Africa (@IECSouthAfrica) October 29, 2021
October 30 2021 - 09:20
IEC officials prepare to welcome the special voters in Hanover Park on the Cape Flats on Saturday morning ahead of the Municipal elections 2021. @TimesLIVE @IECSouthAfrica #LGE2021 pic.twitter.com/mKxmKBUR47
— Esa Alexander (@ezaap) October 30, 2021
October 30 2021 - 09:20
Ivermectin and other treatments of Covid.
— ACDP South Africa (@A_C_D_P) October 29, 2021
This is what we say about it in our 2021 Manifesto.#VoteforLiberty
Read our full manifesto https://t.co/58UFiDndza pic.twitter.com/1tLlpixCxR
October 30 2021 - 09:15
@ForGoodZA has the experience and an actual plan to fast-track basic service delivery here in Cape Town. Don’t just give your vote away. It has value. Use it wisely and lend @ForGoodZA your vote. #VoteSmart #VoteGood #VoteMabonaWard114 #Mfuleni #MakeCapeTownGood pic.twitter.com/pPTea5ECd8
— Patricia de Lille (@PatriciaDeLille) October 29, 2021
Orange flames here in Mfuleni. The mood is good. Let’s make #CapeTownGood #VoteGood #GoodMyHood #CampaignTrail @ForGoodZA 🔥 pic.twitter.com/eCJ9awvju5
— Patricia de Lille (@PatriciaDeLille) October 29, 2021
October 30 2021 - 09:00
ActionSA on last campaign trail
Our Tshwane Mayoral Candidate @AbelTau1 and Ward 61 Candidate Prajay Ramjee meeting with Laudium Business People.
— ActionSA (@Action4SA) October 29, 2021
The Laudium business community are eager to see ActionSA in public office! 💚🇿🇦#TauForMayor #VoteActionSA pic.twitter.com/gMLtPS3lHe
October 30 2021 - 8:40
We want competent mayors who will demonstrate that they will put the interests of our people first: Ramaphosa
We want competent mayors who will demonstrate that they can perform and who will put the interests of our people first. #Siyanqoba #VoteANC pic.twitter.com/VLV63fRWIZ
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 #VoteANC (@CyrilRamaphosa) October 29, 2021
October 30 2021 - 08:00
Your vote is your voice, what will it say on election day?
[In Pictures]: EFF Former National Chairperson @AdvDali_Mpofu at the festival of the poor today in Katlehong. #EFFTshelaThupaRally pic.twitter.com/s7RC9bYQnC
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) October 29, 2021
The only thing that can lift millions of young people out of crippling poverty is the kind of economic activity that brings millions of jobs. Investors take their businesses where they see opportunities.
— John Steenhuisen MP (@jsteenhuisen) October 29, 2021
Today I got to share our offer with young people in Stellenbosch.#VoteDA pic.twitter.com/mRzuzjTFa6
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