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World news bites: Boko Haram kills 10, kidnaps 160 

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Rorisang Modiba delivers daily updates from around the world.

Eastern Cape ANC supporters mocked on social media

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Some social media users are unhappy that people in the province are still supporting the ANC. 

IEC glitches saw Limpopo students voting until 2am

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Voters at the University of Limpopo waited into the early hours of Thursday morning to vote. 

‘Poor lighting, not gunshots, forced vote counting move’ 

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Police say bad lighting, not gunshots, as claimed by the IEC, forced vote counting to be moved out of a…

Zulu royals and Shembe church angry at denial of vote

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Zulu royals and Shembe church members were told they could not vote at polling stations where they were not registered 

Mantashe not ‘scared’ of election result

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ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe said he is not worried about the election's outcome but admitted he is surprised at MK’s…

Benni McCarthy ‘thinking about’ Chiefs job 

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The South African coach is out of contract at Manchester United and considering his options

CSIR predicts 42% for ANC 

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The CSIR has been giving accurate predictions of elections in South Africa since 1999 and in 2024 they predict a…

EARLY RESULTS: ANC struggling in highly contested provinces

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With just over 10% of the votes audited, the ANC leads nationally with 42.3%, but trails in KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape,…

Amagwinya, beer and street soccer as Alex votes

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Some residents played soccer on the streets while others played dice and drank beer while waiting for voting queues to…