The drive to Wednesday's national and provincial elections goes a gear up with over 1.6 million voters who applied for special votes casting their ballots TOMORROW and TUESDAY. According to Electoral Commission of South Africa - IEC -, a little over a million special voters will visit voting stations where they were registered, while the remainder will be visited by the IEC's officers at their homes or places of confinement. Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal have the most approved special votes for both home visits and voting station visits with 335 000 and 320 000 special voters respectively. The time of operations for special votes is from 9am to 5pm. To tell us more  about their readiness for special voters Bongiwe Zwane spoke to w the IEC's Electoral Operations Manager, James Aphane.

The drive to Wednesday's national and provincial elections goes a gear up with over 1.6 million voters who applied for special votes casting their ballots TOMORROW and TUESDAY. According to Electoral Commission of South Africa - IEC -, a little over a million special voters will visit voting stations where they were registered, while the remainder will be visited by the IEC's officers at their homes or places of confinement. Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal have the most approved special votes for both home visits and voting station visits with 335 000 and 320 000 special voters respectively. The time of operations for special votes is from 9am to 5pm. To tell us more  about their readiness for special voters Bongiwe Zwane spoke to w the IEC's Electoral Operations Manager, James Aphane.

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IEC ready for special votes

The Democratic Alliance is one of the major partners of the proposed Government of National Unity. The party has been governing the Western Cape since 2009. It retained the province with an outright majority in the May 2024 elections. We visited Houtbay, a traditional fishing town and economic hub, surrounded by impoverished communities. Mercedes Besent spoke to some of the people of Hangberg about their challenges, sentiments and expectations from a Government of National Unity.

The Democratic Alliance is one of the major partners of the proposed Government of National Unity. The party has been governing the Western Cape since 2009. It retained the province with an outright majority in the May 2024 elections. We visited Houtbay, a traditional fishing town and economic hub, surrounded by impoverished communities. Mercedes Besent spoke to some of the people of Hangberg about their challenges, sentiments and expectations from a Government of National Unity.

"I voted once in my life, once in my life! I'll be 49[years-old] this year. That's why I am not interested in our government, they can go to h**l"- Residents of Hout Bay, in the Western Cape skeptical of the Government of National Unity

South Africa has one foot in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, and remain unbeaten so far in the tournament. But their game against England yesterday was a close one, as they scrambled to a win by 7 runs. The match went down to essentially the last ball, as a bit of wayward bowling near the end of the match came close to up-ending them. To look at the match, and their chances of reaching the semis, Bongiwe Zwane spoke to SAfm Sports presenter and researcher Janet Whitton.

South Africa has one foot in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, and remain unbeaten so far in the tournament. But their game against England yesterday was a close one, as they scrambled to a win by 7 runs. The match went down to essentially the last ball, as a bit of wayward bowling near the end of the match came close to up-ending them. To look at the match, and their chances of reaching the semis, Bongiwe Zwane spoke to SAfm Sports presenter and researcher Janet Whitton.

South Africa has one foot in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup as the Proteas maintain their unbeaten streak

South African consumers across the board find themselves increasingly under pressure due to the high cost of living and other factors outside their control, such as the increasing food and petrol prices. What's also concerning, is the shrinking budget allocation on essential items, such as education, healthcare and savings.  Where consumers do have a say though, is in how they spend their money, on purchases such as new vehicles, property or on credit cards. But the newly established National Financial Ombud Scheme urges consumers to think long and hard, taking into consideration the long term consequences should they not be able to service their debts and possibly face a repossession scenario down the line.  For more on repossesions and consumer rights , Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Nerosha Maseti, Lead Ombud for the Banking Division at the National Financial Ombud Scheme 

South African consumers across the board find themselves increasingly under pressure due to the high cost of living and other factors outside their control, such as the increasing food and petrol prices. What's also concerning, is the shrinking budget allocation on essential items, such as education, healthcare and savings.  Where consumers do have a say though, is in how they spend their money, on purchases such as new vehicles, property or on credit cards. But the newly established National Financial Ombud Scheme urges consumers to think long and hard, taking into consideration the long term consequences should they not be able to service their debts and possibly face a repossession scenario down the line.  For more on repossesions and consumer rights , Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Nerosha Maseti, Lead Ombud for the Banking Division at the National Financial Ombud Scheme

South African consumers encouraged to be proactive rather than reactive and alert their creditors when they find themselves unable to meet their financial obligations

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