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IEC receives more than 80 objections

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it has received over 80 objections by the end of business on Wednesday.

It says all these come from different political parties and independent candidates.

The commission was briefing the media at the Results Operation Centre (ROC) in Pretoria on the progress made in the finalisation of results which now stands at 92%.

Although the commission did not elaborate on the nature of these objections, it says all of them are receiving necessary attention.

IEC commissioner Mosotho Moepya says they have leeway to resolve them after the final announcement of the results.

IEC briefing media on election results: 02 November 2021:

Results capturing will be completed by Wednesday night: IEC

Meanwhile, the commission says it is hopeful that all the capturing will be completed on Wednesday night as planned.

The IEC’s Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo says they have completed almost 180 municipalities of the 257 countrywide.

Mamabolo says they are on track with the counting process and will declare the results on time as required by law.

The commission says it remains committed to finalising results with speed and efficiency while taking care to ensure that all necessary verifications are enforced.

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Vote count and returns in LGE 2021 at 93% early Thursday morning

Politics

The vote count and results announcement in the 2021 local government elections reached 93% by 1am on Thursday.

According to the IEC’s website, results so far include the following statistics:

21 576 of 23 148 Voting Districts completed

3930 of 4468 Wards completed

184 of 213 Municipalities completed

6981 of 8794 Seats allocated

The website also indicated that vote counts completed in provinces at 1am on Thursday include:

Free State: 100%

North West: 99%

Northern Cape: 98%

Limpopo: 95%

Eastern Cape: 95%

Mpumalanga: 94%

Gauteng: 93%

Western Cape: 89%

Kwazulu-Natal: 85%

The IEC expects to announce final results later on Thursday.

National support for the political parties so far indicates the ANC has secured 46.2% of the vote, the DA 21.05%, the EFF 10.4%, the IFP 5.49% and the FFPlus 2.42%.

Other and smaller parties have secured around 11.5% nationally, while independents secured almost 2% in wards around the country.

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Former skipper Dravid appointed Indian men’s cricket team head coach

Sport

Former India captain and batting stalwart Rahul Dravid has been appointed the head coach of the men’s national team to succeed Ravi Shastri, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said in a statement on Wednesday.

Dravid, who played 164 tests and 344 one-dayers between 1996 and 2012 and accumulated more than 10 000 runs in both formats, was previously in charge of India’s under-19 and ‘A’ teams and is credited for a steady supply of young talent as head of the National Cricket Academy.

“The Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Sulakshana Naik and RP Singh on Wednesday unanimously appointed Rahul Dravid as the Head Coach of Team India (Senior Men),” the BCCI said in a statement.

Dravid will take charge from the home series against New Zealand which begins later this month.

The team will play three Twenty20 internationals and two tests.

The 48-year-old, nicknamed “The Wall” in his playing days for his near-impregnable defence, said it was an “absolute honour” to take charge of the team.

“I’m really looking forward to this role. Under Shastri, the team has done very well, and I hope to work with the team to take this forward,” Dravid said.

“Having worked closely with most of the boys either at NCA, Under-19 and India ‘A’ setup, I know they have the passion and desire to improve every day.”

“There are some marquee multi-team events in the next two years, and I look forward to working with the players and the support staff to achieve our potential.”

Shastri, who took up the job in mid-2017, had ruled out seeking an extension after his tenure expires following the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah said there was no better person than Dravid to succeed Shastri.

“With two World Cups scheduled to take place in the next two years, it is important to have a seamless transition, and the former India captain is the right man for the job,” Shah said.

Shah added the BCCI will soon make appointments of other coaching staff who will support Dravid.

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