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The IEC has refuted claims that the organisation's results dashboard crashed this morning. The system went offline at 8.12am, causing panic among South Africans. The page, which had previously been showing results from more than 50% of polling stations, showed the vote count as 0% complete. Apologising for this, IEC CEO, Sy Mamabolo, told journalists that the interruption was just a technical glitch that didn't compromise any data nor interrupt […]

Political analyst, Lesego More, says South Africans and politicians should be ready for a coalition government. He says not even a fortune teller could have predicted what lies ahead. Citizens are waiting with bated breath for the final election results in the most hotly contested polls since 1994. According to the IEC, 71.6% of the votes have been captured so far, with the ANC still in the lead, followed by […]

Bafana Bafana head coach, Hugo Broos, has urged Orlando Pirates youngster Relebohile Mofokeng to remain patient and stay at Pirates before thinking of moving abroad. Mofokeng has become a firm fan favourite following an impressive first season in top-flight football which has seen him being nominated for the PSL Young Player of the Season Award. In his first full season at Pirates, Mofokeng has already attracted the attention of overseas […]

Political analyst, Sanusha Naidu, says South Africa may be in unprecedented times following the 2024 general elections. Naidoo spoke to YNews at the National Results Operations Centre (ROC), where vote counting is taking place in South Africa’s hotly contested polls since the dawn of democracy. She says the national voter turnout will be for the national, regional and provincial ballot. Naidu reiterated that another point to note is how the […]

As the fighting continues between Israel and Hamas, some social media users worldwide are using their accounts to bring more attention to the crisis. An AI image with the phrase ‘All eyes on Rafah’ has gone viral on social media with celebrities, athletes and many others sharing it across the world. Celebrities like Aaron Paul, Kehlani, Kid Cudi, Bobbi Althoff, Kumail Nanjiani, and Dua Lipa are among those who have […]

As vote counting continues in one of South Africa's most hotly contested elections since the dawn of democracy, young people have taken to social media to thank one another.  Last night, thousands of South Africans, young and old, braved the cold and waited in long lines across the country, dead set to make their mark and shape their democracy. Truth be told, Young people (black, white, coloured) went all out to […]

Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, has named the 23-man squad to face Nigeria and Zimbabwe in two Fifa World Cup qualifiers in June. The South African senior men’s national team will face Nigeria’s Super Eagles away from home in Uyo on the 7th of next month. They will then return to host Zimbabwe at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on the 11th. The goalkeepers see the familliar trio of […]

IEC’s Granville Abrahams has hailed South Africans, who were relentless and stood their ground in making sure that they cast their ballots despite the mishaps at polling stations, as heroes. Vote counting is underway in South Africa’s most contested polls since the dawn of democracy. Millions of South Africans stood in long lines to cast their ballots, some until the early hours of this morning. Abrahams says some stations closed […]