A round-up of news updates, including an update on the floods in Nelson Mandela Bay and the DA on coalition talks. Moneyweb

‘In both instances, I want to be very categorical that it wasn't failure of technology that we placed the reliance on to determine the outcome of the election,’ says IEC chair, Mosotho Moepya. Moneyweb

A round-up of news updates, including political analysis on elections 2024, business's reaction to the results, and a survey on public trust in the elections. Moneyweb

‘We are looking forward to the continuation of the democratic project and the ANC working with other parties that are like-minded, that are focused on securing democracy that we've achieved over the 30 years,’ says ANC spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri. Moneyweb

The ANC on what has gone wrong and where to from here, and how to navigate a new, uncertain investment climate. Moneyweb

‘As we speak, 14% of the results have been completed and that represents about 1.2 million votes. Traditionally by Thursday, we are ordinarily at about 80% to 90% of the result completed,’ says Masego Sheburi, IEC deputy chief electoral officer. Moneyweb

With the high voter turnout, did the IEC perform well on election day? What a new cabinet can learn from well-functioning boards. Moneyweb

‘If the ANC does drop to below 50%, this will be a watershed election for South Africa. It will change the way we view politics and change the way our political parties form alliances,’ says Daniel Silke, director of the Political Futures Consultancy. Moneyweb

What an ANC win could mean for the rand and police readiness for the elections. Moneyweb

‘The Commission has always released the results on the third day following the close of the voting stations. In this election, we accept that there's an introduction of a new ballot, which adds in a factor of 50% additional work,’ says Masego Sheburi, IEC deputy chief electoral officer. Moneyweb