As vote counting progresses and results begin to come in, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) are once again involved in the South African elections. Since forming a partnership in 1999, the SABC and CSIR have consistently delivered accurate and timely election results and predictions to television, radio, and digital audiences after each voting day. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the CSIR’s Dr Ndumiso Cingo and SABC News Specialist Researcher, Maswele Ralebona