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IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya says all campaigning must stop at midnight as special voting closes with 1,425,942 votes cast.
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No ballot selfies, no peeping: IEC cracks down on secrecy ahead of final special vote and election day
The IEC says photographing a marked ballot is a criminal offence and booths must shield voters' choices, as special voting ends ahead of Wednesday's poll.
By Mashudu Sadike
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Hawks secure vehicle preservation order in dagga case
The Mpumalanga High Court has granted the Hawks a preservation order over an Opel Corsa allegedly fitted with secret compartments hiding 59 parcels of dagga.
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Two arrested for election-related offences in Limpopo
Police say one man was caught removing election posters in Mankweng and another was arrested after a voter's party T-shirt was burnt in Sekhukhune.
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Dagga trafficker's R100,000 getaway vehicle seized in Hawks crackdown
The High Court has granted a preservation order against an Opel Corsa Utility allegedly fitted with secret compartments hiding 59 parcels of dagga.
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Two convicted in Phala Phala farm theft that haunted Ramaphosa presidency
Modimolle Regional Court convicts Imanuwela David and Froliana Joseph over the 2020 theft of US$580,000 from President Cyril Ramaphosa's farm, while a third…
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Court exposes unlawful process behind Sizekhaya's lottery windfall
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Man caught trying to steal R47,000 dialysis equipment for R5,000
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