Weather services forecasts a drop in temperatures

Weather services forecasts a drop in temperatures

For the ANC to get 50% of the votes in KwaZulu-Natal, it would need to get the entire eThekwini vote.

uMkhonto weSizwe Party secretary-general Sihle Ngubane says the party is yet to decide who from its candidate list would represent them in parliament should they get seats.

There was chaos at a voting station in Thokoza, on the East Rand, when police fired rubber bullets at a group of frustrated and impatient voters.

A Thokoza man waiting on a very long queue described the mood at his voting station as "dull", saying people had nothing to be excited about this time compared to the excitement that had enveloped everyone back in 1994 when he was a first time voter.

Voting day for some residents of Basotho section in Thokoza, Ekurhuleni, continued to be a stark reminder of the challenges they grapple with on a daily basis.

Mzwakhe Mkhwanazi, Simphiwe Mkhwanazi and Busisiwe Mahlangu-Mkhwanazi of Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, are shocked by the death of their son Bongani who was an MK Party member

An economist who has been keenly following campaign trails of different political parties ahead of Wednesday's elections has observed that parties have not come up with direct ways to address an issue that faces South Africans, the rising cost of living.

The cost of staple food such as maize meal and rice has nearly doubled since the last national and provincial elections were held in 2019.