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Welcome to the MyPE 2016 Municipal Elections page – Everything to do with the Ward Elections in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality will be found here: All the Ward candidates, latest news from MyPE and all news agencies; Tweets from the IEC, tweets about the Nelson Mandela Bay Elections, #NMBme2016 tweets, ANC, DA and EFF in the Eastern Cape twitter timelines, Vote for the next NMB Mayor and stay informed as the election unfolds.
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NMB Elections Coverage on MyPE
- Quoting Terry Pratchett“I believe the term is ’eminent domain.’ Ah, yes. That means ‘theft by the government.” “Anyway, why would you trust anything written down? She certainly didn’t trust “Mothers of Borogravia!” and that was from the government. And if you couldn’t trust the government, who could you trust? Very nearly everyone, come to think of it…” […]
- Selfies of Marked Ballot Papers prohibitedAs millions of South Africans continue to make their way to various voting stations across the country to cast their votes, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has reminded voters not to get overwhelmed by excitement and end up on the wrong side of the law. “Voters are reminded that it is prohibited to […]
- Nelson Mandela Bay Election Results: 2011 vs 2016A total percentage of the vote comparison between the Municipal Election results per party – 2011 vs 2016. (Bookmark this page and come back regularly – as the results are announced we will update the numbers) Legend: ANC: African National Congress DA: Democratic Alliance COPE: Congress Of The People UDM: United Democratic Movement PAC: Pan […]
- Quoting Gerald R. Ford“A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” Related Links: The 2016 Municipal Elections in Nelson Mandela Bay.
- Vote before 7:00 pmThe 2016 Municipal Elections are proceeding well and South Africans are turning out in their numbers to make their voices heard at the polls. These elections provide an opportunity for all eligible South Africans to participate in strengthening democracy. Donald Liphoko, GCIS Acting Director General, said: “It is encouraging to see our democracy at work […]
- Danny Jordaan predicts 55% win in Nelson Mandela BayProminent leaders have been spotted across the country making their mark in what is poised to be the largest ever Local Government Elections. African National Congress (ANC) mayoral candidate for Nelson Mandela Bay, Danny Jordaan, cast his vote in a rainy Port Elizabeth, this morning. During the 2011 Local Government Elections, the ANC won the […]
- The most hotly contested municipal poll since 1994Voting stations across the country have opened at 7am with millions of South Africans expected to cast their votes in what has been described as the most hotly contested municipal poll since 1994. There are more than 26 million registered voters on the national voters’ roll. President Jacob Zuma declared 3 August 2016 a public […]
- Quoting Tacitus“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.” Related Links: The 2016 Municipal Elections in Nelson Mandela Bay.
- Quoting Winston S. Churchill“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police … yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home — all the more powerful because forbidden — terrify them. A little […]
- Election Day 101 – What you may and may not doOn the eve of Election Day as a first time voter or not, you might still be unsure about how to go about voting in the Municipal Elections. As a registered voter you need not be anxious about the voting process. What is important to remember is that you may only vote at the voting […]
- The Votes for Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor are inOver the past couple of months we at MyPE have run a fun poll on the front page asking visitors to vote for the next Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay. The votes have been cast and the main selection was between Athol Trollip of the Democratic Alliance and present Executive Mayor Danny Jordaan of the […]
- Maimane: The best branch of the ANC is in heaven
On the eve of the 2016 Municipal Elections National DA Leader, Mmusi Maimane addressed the media on the Donkin Reserve in Port Elizabeth. Talking in the shadow of a a monument to love and surrounded by reminders of a statesman who loved South Africa, Maimane was sure to get a good turnout of scribes. His […]
- Quoting George Washington“A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?” Related Links: The 2016 Municipal Elections […]
- We gonna ROC to-morrowWith just less than 24 hours before South Africans make their way to the polls, the National Results Operations Centre (ROC) in Pretoria is pulsating with activity on the eve of Election Day. The ROC, which is the nerve centre for vote counting, officially opened its doors on Wednesday 27 July and it has since […]
- Quoting Suzy Kassem“A NATION’S GREATNESS DEPENDS ON ITS LEADER To vastly improve your country and truly make it great again, start by choosing a better leader. Do not let the media or the establishment make you pick from the people they choose, but instead choose from those they do not pick. Pick a leader from among the […]
NMB Elections Coverage in the News
- Long haul for ANC and DA due to lengthy vote counting in dense metrosthe African National Congress (ANC), are set to go head-to-head in the big metropolitan areas of Nelson Mandela Bay, City of Tshwane and City of Joburg. He emphasised that the significance of these particular elections, with the Economic Freedom Fighters …
- DA takes lead in Nelson Mandela Bay as vote count trickles inWhile only 9% of the votes have been counted in the highly contested Nelson Mandela Bay metro, the Democratic Alliance (DA … In the 2011 local government elections only 2% of the vote went to the party, but that is currently up to 6% in this election.
- Zille and Trollip celebrate resounding win in Eastern Cape bellwetherThe rural municipality — which includes Jeffreys Bay‚ Humansdorp‚ Oyster Bay and Cape St Francis — borders Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth … with just over 50% in the local government elections in 2011. The DA in Kouga says it retained …
- DA takes early lead in Nelson Mandela Bay, claims Midvaal victoryAlmost all the voting stations in Nelson Mandela Bay were finished counting … Following the last local government elections in 2011, Midvaal was the only DA-led municipality in Gauteng.
- South Africa: Vote counting underway, results trickle inVote counting for the municipal elections in South Africa was under way on Thursday … Results continue to trickle in but it’s too early to call the outcome in Nelson Mandela Bay, Tshwane and Johannesburg, which are expected to be the most closely …
- South Africans defining the kind of country they want to live in – MaimaneDemocratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane took a flight to Nelson Mandela Bay on Wednesday after he cast his vote … He added that Wednesday’s local government elections were about choosing councillors, mayors and local government and choosing …
- Duarte celebrates Nkandla being ‘back in hands of the ANC’Duarte also celebrated that the ANC had regained Ward 29 in Nelson Mandela Bay. “We had won it some years back … Duarte said that she is proud to say that the local government elections were calm‚ free and fair. “We spoke to some international …
- S.Africa’s ANC takes early lead in vote, may still lose grip on citieswould be a blow ahead of the next major test – the 2019 national elections. Opinion polls see a particularly close race in the capital Pretoria as well as the country’s economic hub, Johannesburg, and the symbolic Nelson Mandela Bay municipality named …
- ANC ahead in South Africa electionsTshwane and Nelson Mandela Bay, according to local media. Polls earlier this week predicted the ANC’s share of the vote could drop below 60 per cent for the first time since it came to power in the nation’s first democratic elections in 1994.
- Election results show almighty tussle between ANC, DAThe Election results so far: Just after 7am, with 39% of the vote counted around the country, the ANC was ahead with 51% to the DA’s 32%. The EFF had 6.6% of the vote. In the highly contested Nelson Mandela Bay metro, the DA and ANC had have won two seats.
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