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Eastern Cape Election Updates: Drama, Protests, and Surprising Results

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Discover the latest updates from the Eastern Cape elections, filled with drama, protests, and unexpected twists!

The Eastern Cape has been a hotspot of political activity with the Buffalo City metro launching an investigation into an official caught driving a municipal vehicle in ANC regalia. The MK Party is confident of causing an upset in the region, while the uMkhonto weSizwe Party is also making waves with their campaign efforts. Despite protests impacting voting stations, the ANC has taken an early lead in the National Assembly seats. The IEC in the Eastern Cape faced challenges with protests disrupting voting stations and had to arrange helicopters for staff access. As the counting continues, the province hopes to finalize the election results soon.

Provincial elections head Andiswa Nika expressed confidence in the MK Party's potential upset in the Eastern Cape. Despite only two weeks of campaigning, the MK Party co-ordinator Mawande Ndakisa is pleased with the voter turnout. The ANC's early lead in the Eastern Cape signals a strong start to the election outcomes. Despite protests at 32 polling stations, the province saw a significant voter turnout, emphasizing the importance of exercising one's democratic right.

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Eastern Cape municipality probing official in ANC regalia who drove ... (News24)

The Buffalo City metro in the Eastern Cape has launched an investigation after one of its staff members was allegedly caught driving a municipal vehicle in ...

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WATCH | MK Party confident of Eastern Cape upset (TimesLIVE)

Provincial elections head Andiswa Nika, speaking on the sidelines at the Electoral Commission of South Africa's results operations centre in East London on ...

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MK Party happy with efforts in Eastern Cape (HeraldLIVE)

MK Party Eastern Cape co-ordinator Mawande Ndakisa said he was happy with the voting numbers despite only fully launching their election campaign two weeks ...

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WATCH | uMkhonto weSizwe Party confident of EC upset (DispatchLIVE)

New kids of the block – uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) – are confident that by close of counting they will be at the top party in the Eastern Cape.

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ANC takes early lead as national, Eastern Cape results trickle in (SowetanLIVE)

The ANC has taken an early lead in the Eastern Cape for seats in the National Assembly as the number of votes counted surpassed the 10% mark on Thursday ...

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Protests impacted 2 voting stations in Eastern Cape despite ... (News24)

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) in the Eastern Cape arranged for three helicopters to help its staff reach voting stations disrupted by ...

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'Eastern Cape hopes to finalise election results by midnight' (Johannesburg Sunday World)

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Eastern Cape was hoping to finish capturing the results by midnight.

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Protests stall voting at 32 Eastern Cape polling stations (Independent Online)

The province expected 3 431 108 million registered voters to make their mark on Wednesday. Provincial electoral officer Kayakazi Magudumana said: “It was indeed ...

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Despite some incidents, EC police declare elections safe & successful (Eyewitness News)

Around 25% of the votes have been captured in that province with the African National Congress(ANC) leading with over 60%.

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EC voting station took more than a day to wrap up (DispatchLIVE)

More than 25 hours after many voting stations in the Eastern Cape officially closed their doors to voters, one station in East London remained open, ...

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WATCH | 2024 Elections | ANC optimistic of victory in Eastern Cape (eNCA)

EAST LONDON - The African National Congress says it anticipates a landslide victory in the Eastern Cape. The party says its voter support during this week's ...

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Eastern Cape residents must 'suffer consequences' of voting ANC ... (News24)

ActionSA's Eastern Cape leader and premier candidate, Athol Trollip, said it was “unbelievable” that most of the people in the province continued to support ...

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Eastern Cape 'not enough to save' ANC nationally (DispatchLIVE)

The emergence of the Jacob Zuma-led uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has made inroads in ANC strongholds in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Gauteng. ANC Eastern ...

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ANC optimistic of a resounding victory in the Eastern Cape (Eyewitness News)

However, the party has raised concerns over uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) which is making major inroads in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and other regions and provinces.

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Eastern Cape ANC supporters mocked on social media (Scrolla.Africa)

By Anita Dangazele. With the ANC taking an early lead in the elections in Eastern Cape on Thursday morning, social media users attacked people in the ...

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'Eastern Cape has renewed its contract with Cutting Edge,' say ... (Citizen)

South African voters have taken to social media to voice their “frustrations” with Eastern Cape residents who voted for the African National Congress (ANC).

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I don't understand why people still vote for ANC — Trollip (HeraldLIVE)

With unemployment sitting at 42.4% in the first quarter of 2024, ActionSA provincial leader Athol Trollip said once again voters were choosing a party that ...

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FF Plus not happy with its showing in Eastern Cape (HeraldLIVE)

With more than 70% of votes in the Eastern Cape captured, the FF Plus has conceded defeat, saying it could lose its sole seat in the provincial legislature.

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Eastern Cape voters ridiculed for showing confidence in ANC (Johannesburg Sunday World)

Eastern Cape residents have become the butt of jokes on social media for delivering the ANC what looks like, during the early vote-counting.

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ANC set for a landslide victory in the Eastern Cape (Eyewitness News)

The Eastern Cape joins provinces like the North West and Limpopo, who are all sitting at over 60 percent.

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Rural Eastern Cape municipalities invest millions in road safety (DispatchLIVE)

Two of the Eastern Cape's most rural municipalities are investing millions of rand to reduce deadly car crashes involving stray animals and prevent ...

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Athol Trollip slams the Eastern Cape residents for voting for the ANC (msnNOW)

Former Democratic Alliance's Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality mayor and ActionSA's Eastern Cape leader slammed the province's residents for voting ANC.

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30 years after democracy, Eastern Cape villagers yet to receive ... (News24)

Crumbling infrastructure, unemployment, poverty, and no access to basic services are daily realities for Eastern Cape villagers.

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