While a number of residents are going to the polling stations to cast their votes in many parts of Vuwani, in areas such as Mashau and Vyeboom some stations had not yet received even a single voter by half past ten this morning. In Mashau 19 schools were set alight during the anti-demarcation protest three months ago. We spoke to our reporter, Witness Tiva....

As South Africans head to the polls today, it remains to be seem which parties were able to reach and convince more people to vote for them. Our listener and Data Scientist, Phillip Massie has found that smaller political parties are not able to reach as many prospective voters as the bigger ones due to budget constraints...

The IEC in the Northern Cape says while it does not expect any incidents at voting stations during the elections, security forces will be on high alert in volatile areas such as Joe Morolong in Kuruman. Presiding officers in the Sol Plaatjie Municipal area queued in the early hours of the morning to collect voting material for their respective voting stations. We spoke to Senior SABC Journalist Mercedes Besent ...

Voting has commenced at Ward 22 in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. The ward which is made up by Daku, Njoli and KwaZakhele was regarded as one of the hotsposts in the Nelson Mandela Metro following weeks of protest by residents accusing the ANC of imposing the ward candidate on them. A group of residents clashed with ANC volunteers during the campaign refusing to let them campaign in the ward. We spoke to our reporter in Lusikisiki, Khaya Gobo....

Millions of South Africans cast their votes in this year's municipal elections, we spoke to Dr. Ndumiso Cingo who is Innovation Manager at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on election predictions and what to expect from these elections...

The Independent Electoral Commission says it has made sufficient provisions across the country to ensure smooth voting for both special vote days as well as Wednesday's local government elections. This as political parties gear up for a fierce battle for the that all important X. We spoke to Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) vice-chairperson, Terry Tselane....

Lawyers representing 38 Marikana protesters will launch a civil lawsuit against the state, for what they termed the unlawful detention of their clients. The 38 accused appeared in the Rustenburg Magistrate's Court in the North West for public violence on Monday. The group was protesting at Wonderkop in Marikana, demanding employment from local mining companies, including Lonmin. An IEC voting station was torched and a bus belonging to Lonmin was also set alight during the protests. Lucas Mothibedi compiled this report...

The highly contested Nelson Mandela Bay Metro continues to be a battle field as special votes are cast ahead of Wednesday's municipal elections. Mayoral candidates, Athol Trollip and Danny Jordaan made a few stops to encourage voters to turn out in numbers and are both confident of victory. Our reporter Thandi Setokoe has more....

Gauteng garages are running dry as the strike by the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAWU) members continues. Fuel suppliers say the strike is hampering delivery to filling stations. Bongiwe Hobongwana an Engen filling station owner in the Vaal, says her stock was depleted on Saturday...

Market Analyst, Clive Ntozabantu Ramathibela looks at Asian shares down awaiting Reserve Bank of Australia rates decision, Japan’s Prime minister Shinzo Abe cabinet expected to approve fiscal steps to boost growth and Zimbabwe likely to charge farmers rent on land seized from white....