The leader of the new One South Africa Movement says his former party has set itself on a course away from multiracialism after its recent policy conference
Despite growing disgruntlement and a string of high-profile resignations, often by black members, DA rank and file don’t appear to be jumping ship
The fire of constitutional crisis burns in Mali, but observers shouldn’t ignore the smoke in Cote d’Ivoire.
Pure politics: Incoming Electoral Act changes could revolutionise our political landscape. Or not
COMMENT: For all Bobi Wine’s evident popularity, it remains to be seen if he can build a political machine capable of posing a serious threat to Uganda’s president
The pandemic taught us a new normal. It’s time to apply some of the learnings to our electoral system, which is overdue for an overhaul
The world has become a more complicated place — that doesn’t mean your reporting has to be.
François Bozizé was president of the Central African Republic for a decade until his ousting in 2013. Now he’s plotting a comeback, but he had his chance — and failed
It took more than just a united front to unseat the governing party in the recent presidential elections in Malawi
A study shows that the social messaging platform is both emancipatory and destructive, particularly during election campaigns
Lazarus Chakwera’s post-election honeymoon did not last long
The Ugandan opposition leader believes he is best-placed to lead an opposition coalition
The Electoral Commission of South Africa said next year’s local government elections will go ahead despite the pandemic as it has plans in place to keep employees and voters safe
The opposition presidential candidate won the vote by 20 percentage points, after last year’s poll was overturned because of irregularities
Polls suggest widespread dissatisfaction with the administration of President Peter Mutharika
The ANC and EFF want national, provincial and municipal polls in 2024 but other parties disagree
In implementing the Constitutional Court’s recent ruling, legislators will need to rethink the closed list system
Burundi’s president was a cruel and tyrannical leader under whom no one was safe, not even schoolchildren
The postponement of the policy conference and elective congress would result in slight delays in preparations for the 2021 poll.
The poll is going ahead with virtually no precautions besides prayer to protect citizens against the spread of Covid-19
Whether citizens vote for the ruling party or the opposition, Burundi’s democracy is still in an unfavourable state
Reiterating an already historical court ruling, the president’s election has once again been rebuffed
The number of adults who didn’t vote in the 2019 elections reflects citizens’ disenchantment with their representatives. Perhaps Covid-19 presents government with the chance to change this
His rhetoric about immigration, the dilution of culture and threats to American’s jobs feeds into Republicans’ fears and he’ll use this in his election campaign
Both authoritarian and democratic governments are responding to the coronavirus crisis by instituting frightening new powers
Only by demonstrating that it would perform better in office while building trust within the wider population can the opposition force improvements in the electoral system while also growing the party
The president is facing challenges at every turn, among them the economy, the state of SOEs and factionalism within the ANC. Only if Ramaphosa and his party work together will they be able to turn their declining fortunes around
The best chance for Democrats to beat Trump is by taking an opposite approach to his insular and isolated one
The elections come during a three-year recession, high unemployment, inequality and a fishing scandal
Not grappling with things that undermine electoral integrity created a culture of impunity
The CR17 campaign did nothing wrong legally but all political parties’ funds should be regulated
Expect bare-knuckle political sparring when 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden battles his Democratic rivals this week