Despite this, the research and advocacy nonprofit encouraged voters to make their mark on Wednesday
The expulsion comes days before the Southern African country holds its 23 August general elections
Legally, the local government election must be held this year and the government hasn’t said why they wouldn’t go ahead, says the Electoral Commission of South Africa
The chief executive of the IEC, Sy Mamabolo, assured the Salga leaders assembly that the organisation would deliver a free and fair election.
To win back support, the DA should conduct a brutally honest assessment of its governance failures in the metros it still controls.
​The Electoral Commission needs major tech upgrades to be ready for ‘robust’ 2019 elections
The chances of the country’s democracy surviving remain tentative in the prevailing economic environment of Africa’s second-leading producer of copper
The possibility of uncharacteristically high levels of violence in the aftermath of the election and a prolonged period of uncertainty remains high.
Personal rivalry, divisions in the ruling party and a failing economy heighten the election contest.
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Moves should be made to consolidate Kenya’s fragile democracy ahead of the 2017 elections, as a climate of political fear rises in the country.
To avoid a recurrence of damaging betrayals, the party is forcing its public officials to swear their allegiance.
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The ANC has pushed a number of high-profile amendments to a number of laws ahead of the upcoming elections.
South African citizens living overseas will be given their first-ever chance to register abroad to vote in the upcoming national elections.
A presidential election in Guinea-Bissau to replace murdered head of state Joao Bernardo Vieira was ”free and transparent”, the EU said on Wednesday.
Niger’s electoral commission said on Friday the country will hold snap elections on August 20.
Zambia’s ruling party has endorsed President Rupiah Banda as its candidate in 2011 elections, an official said on Monday.
President Bingu wa Mutharika’s party won a decisive parliamentary majority, according to final election results released on Monday.
Surprise results in India’s general elections this weekend have strengthened prospects for Sonia Gandhi’s alliance to push through reforms.
Policies aren’t central to the Indian election campaign that started in controversial fashion, writes Praful Bidwai.
The EU is sending 55 observers to monitor Malawi’s May 19 general election, in which President Bingu Wa Mutharik is vying for a new term in office.
A large crowd waited for hours in the scorching sun, many standing on rooftops just for a glimpse of Sonia Gandhi at an election rally.
Malawi’s ex-president Bakili Muluzi has formed an alliance with the party that he toppled 15 years ago, officials said on Thursday.
Algerians voted on Thursday in an election in which President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is hoping for a big turnout and a crushing victory over his rivals.
The Indonesian president’s corruption-fighting credentials were on the line on Wednesday after his son was embroiled in vote-buying allegations.
India’s powerful communists face their toughest vote yet in West Bengal as farmers rebel over policies to industrialise the region.
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Canada’s Conservative Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, appeared poised to retain his job as polls opened in Tuesday’s national election.
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The growing flexibility of voter attitudes highlighted by research is good news for ANC rebels planning a new party to fight next year’s elections.
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The IEC is using April 14 as the expected election day, but the final date will have to be announced by President Thabo Mbeki.
The Inkatha Freedom Party has thrown its weight behind Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s rejection of a merger proposal by the African National Congress.
Compelling reasons need to be provided by the Inkatha Freedom Party to ensure the support of voters, leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Friday.
Zambia faces uncertainty after the death of Levy Mwanawasa earlier this week, writes Robert Chisanza.