🗳️ 9 days to go - Election Special Edition

You can now count the number of days to the elections on your hands. eNCA will begin to focus and nar [eNCA's Five-In-Five] 🗳️ 9 days to go - Election Special Edition By [eNCA]( • Issue #173 • [View online]( You can now count the number of days to the elections on your hands. eNCA will begin to focus and narrow in on the issues that many South Africans are concerned about. Depending on what the various political parties are promising around the issue closest to a citizen’s views will greatly depend on where that X lands on 8 May. The ANC, DA and EFF have made jobs a central topic of their election campaign, but do those who were polled by MarkData agree with how those three big parties are handling the issue? The respondents, who were unemployed, students and full-time employed were asked about their support of those big three parties on the topic of jobs… MUST WATCH So, those are the numbers of what respondents have said, but, what is the current government doing about it? President Ramaphosa says the state of the economy is central to the nations wellbeing and adds it is the most diverse economy on the African continent. But how is it going to benefit you? eNCA Political Editor Vuyo Mvoko found out from Ebrahim Patel, Economic Development Minister… [Growth and job creation in South Africa]( Growth and job creation in South Africa WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR TODAY Does the FF plus have a case? If so, the BLF is in trouble. The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) has approached the Electoral Court to have Black First Land First (BLF) deregistered as a political party. The party withdrew its first legal attempt against the BLF and instead appealed to the Independent Electoral Commission [IEC] to reverse a decision of its chief electoral officer to register the party. The IEC dismissed their appeal. Full report on eNCA (DStv403) at 5pm this afternoon. [FF+ confident in court application against BLF | eNCA]( [FF+ confident in court application against BLF | eNCA]( FF+ Pieter Groenewald said the BLF is in contravention of the Electoral Commission Act [www.enca.com]( • [Share]( FAQ How are ballot papers counted? There are close to 27million registered voters expected to make their mark 8 May, that is a lot of counting and verifying which needs to take place in the days before results are announced. There’s a whole lot of people and logistics involved, take a look… [#Election2019 FAQ: How are ballot papers counted? | eNCA]( [#Election2019 FAQ: How are ballot papers counted? | eNCA]( Here’s what you need to know regarding the procedure of counting ballot papers. [www.enca.com]( • [Share]( ELECTION POLL Do political parties convince you that that they prioritise women’s safety and gender based violence? You can go and vote on the eNCA #Election2019 full coverage page… [Election 2019 | eNCA]( [Election 2019 | eNCA]( Full coverage and analysis of the 2019 South African general elections. [www.enca.com]( • [Share]( Did you enjoy this issue? [eNCA]( By [eNCA]( eNCA is South Africa’s leading television news channel (DStv 403) focusing on news from South Africa and around the world. Catch up on the news on www.eNCA.com [Tweet](    [Share]( If you don't want these updates anymore, please unsubscribe [here]( If you were forwarded this newsletter and you like it, you can subscribe [here]( Powered by [Revue](