A round-up of election news, views and analysis from politicians, voters and commentators

The DA confirms Maimane is its leader until the next congress, saying he led a ‘magnificent campaign’

The first black owned and managed property group to list on the JSE has warned that its upcoming financial results will be the worst in its history

Steinhoff International was run by a board of tight-knit people — too tightly knit, most would say

By the close of trade on Friday the JSE was down 4.31% for the week, falling every day to Thursday

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Tentative hopes of a resolution in the US-China trade war, and an election result that is seen as mildly positive, lift local risk assets

The ANC obtained 57.54% of the vote in the Northern Cape, down from the 64.40% support it received in 2014

The African Christian Democratic Party, which is against abortion and supports capital punishment, says it will continue exposing corruption

The remaining 28 parties are highly unlikely to get a seat in the Western Cape legislature

The IPO was over-subscribed, but Uber settled for a lower price to avoid a repeat of Lyft’s IPO which priced strongly, began trading up, then plunged

Drop in support expected for DA, indicating failure to capitalise on governing party’s problems

Meng, who had served as vice-minister of public security in China, vanished in September during a visit to China from France, where Interpol is based

Analysts say the decline in turnout may be an indication that the health of SA’s democracy is deteriorating

The company said trading conditions in the retail and fast-moving consumer goods sectors had worsened in the lead up to the elections