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Registration status

South Africans can now check their registration status by visiting the Independent Electoral Commission's website, http://www.elections.org.za, or by sending an SMS with their ID numbers to 32810.

Maps: Number of new registration appplications received and total registration activity by municipality

       
Election Timetable

Registered parties

- Contact info on registered parties

Previous election results

- Results of the 2004 elections

- Results of the 1999 elections
- Results of the 1994 elections

Regulations and legislation

An index of regulations and legislation published in the Government Gazette on the elections
- Electoral Act 1998, Act 73 of 1998 [PDF]
- Section in the South African Constitution on the electoral system

Links

- Independent Electoral Commission

Stories

ANC reaches 8 million mark on Friday morning
Pretoria - With more than 12 million votes counted in the early hours of Friday morning, the ruling African National Congress’s (ANC) lead was growing slowly, but steadily.
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ANC moving steadily towards two thirds mark
Pretoria - With only 22.68 percent of votes still to be counted, the African National Congress (ANC) is moving slowly but surely to maintain its two thirds majority rule.
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ANC reaches over 1 million votes in four provinces
Pretoria - The ruling African National Congress (ANC), which is still leading the national list in the 2009 General Elections, has reached more than 1 million votes in four provinces.
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Over 10.8 million votes counted on first day
Pretoria - Over 10.8 million votes have been counted in the 2009 General Elections, as the first day of election counting wraps up at the Results Operation Centre in Pretoria.
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ANC holds celebratory party
Johannesburg - The African National Congress and thousands of supporters have held a celebratory party at the party's headquarters Albert Luthuli House in Johannesburg.
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Only four Western Cape districts outstanding
Pretoria - With only four districts in the Western Cape yet to be counted, it appears the Democratic Alliance is set to win the province.
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ANC pleased, but cautious about success
Pretoria - The African National Congress (ANC) is pleased with the progress it is making in the 2009 General Elections, but cautious about making predictions before the full counting process is completed.
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More than half of votes counted
Pretoria - More than half of the votes have now been counted in South Africa's 2009 General Election, with the African National Congress (ANC) still holding the majority of the votes.
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COPE proud of progress thus far
Pretoria - The Congress of the People (Cope), which is currently placed third in terms of results in the 2009 General Election, are proud of the progress they have made so far.
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SA has held a successful election, says observe
Pretoria - South Africa has once again proved that it can hold a successful election and is serious about democracy.
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ANC reaches 5 million mark
Pretoria - With more than one third of the votes counted in the country's 2009 General Elections, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is racing ahead of other parties.
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DA snaps up overseas ballots
Pretoria - Initial results indicate that the Democratic Alliance (DA) has snapped up most of the overseas ballots cast in the 2009 General Election.
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ANC clinches more than 80% of Mpum votes
Nelspruit - Preliminary results released by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in Mpumalanga show the African National Congress (ANC) in the province has so far won 84.46% of the votes.
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Counting of results progressing well, says IEC
Pretoria - The counting of ballot papers around the country is progressing well, says the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
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