Latest articles on 2009 Elections

ANC, DA drag heels in removing election posters

Article Staff Reporter - 7 May 2009

Johannesburg Metro police will fine political parties if they don't remove their election posters by Monday, spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said.

How the IFP lost Zululand to Zuluboy

Article Staff Reporter - 4 May 2009

According to the IFP, ordinary voters were tired of the ANC's inability to develop, the rural areas especially.

Splitting ministries

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Apr 2009

The <i> Mail & Guardian</i> learned recently that Jacob Zuma's administration will expand national ministries from 28 to 32.

The high price of political solutions

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Apr 2009

He may not be a bad man; and his government may do good things. But the long-term impact is as simple as it is severe.

Hope from the homeboy

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Apr 2009

Nkandla: already thankful, but also expectant that the ANC's promise of a "better life for all" will resonate through these hills and valleys.

ANC rules National Assembly, but misses two-thirds

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Apr 2009

In the final tally, the African National Congress dominates the National Assembly but misses its two-thirds majority by an inch.

Zuma’s victory intensifies pressure on Mugabe

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Apr 2009

Jacob Zuma's election victory has been welcomed by ministers in Zimbabwe as intensifying pressure on President Robert Mugabe.

The power of the poor

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Apr 2009

Zuma tapped into the mood of the poor black majority, but they too will turn against him if he fails to deliver.

Where did Cope lose its way?

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Apr 2009

Why did the Congress of the People fare so badly? This was the central question which emerged from South Africa's fourth democratic election.

Free to vote

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Apr 2009

Johannesburg Central Prison's soccer field was transformed into a polling station on Wednesday as up to a 1 000 inmates cast their votes.

Helen comes full circle

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Apr 2009

By midday on Thursday DA leader Helen Zille was happy that her party was on track to make their target of receiving 15% of the national vote.

Gauteng drags heels in releasing results

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Apr 2009

Gauteng -- the crucial province that will determine the outcome of the national vote -- is also the one dragging its feet in releasing results.

How your vote gets counted

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Apr 2009

How does your vote get from your polling station to the massive electronic scoreboards at the IEC's results centre in Pretoria?

How do you organise an election?

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Apr 2009

Easy. Start with a few million voters, throw in a public holiday, add 55-million ballot papers and sprinkle the cocktail with two million paper clips.

Zuma votes to strains of Umshini Wami

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Apr 2009

The ululating coursed through voters at the Ntolweni Primary School like a set of aural dominoes as Jacob Zuma stepped out of his 4X4 at Nxamalala.

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