Debating, Survivor style.
I’m sure Winnie is not celebrating our country’s acquisition of Gripen fighter planes we can’t fly or submarines we can’t maintain.
Times are a-changing in Spain as the new office bearers embrace the secular state and do away with cars.
In a bid to smarten its pre-election face, the ruling party wants popular heavyweights in its corner.
The mayoral race is down to a pair of self-styled "little grandmothers" who are poles apart in their politics but equally tenacious and astute.
Anti-poverty activist elected as mayor of Barcelona; the ruling right-wing People’s Party was battered at the ballot box.
A shift is taking place in the Democrats, which optimists hope will embrace grassroot Americans. Bernie Sanders is their candidate.
By the time you read this, it will be clear if Britain will have another Tory coalition government. But who really holds the power strings in Britain?
Eastern Cape leadership wants the soccer boss as Nelson Mandela Bay’s mayor to retain the key metro and revive its fortunes before 2016 elections.
As the Conservatives lag at the polls, the UK prime minister warns of economic doom if Labour wins.
The Joint Arab List, a coalition of Israel’s Arab parties that is now the third-largest group in the Knesset, did not accept Netanyahu’s apology.
Polls suggest that the embattled Israeli leader could lose power in next week’s election.
With elections scheduled for 15 sub-Saharan countries this year, an Africa Check factsheet looks to the polls for leadership in five volatile states.
Bad reporting in and on the country is poisoning its politics ahead of elections.
The political antics of the coming months could set the tone for the next 20 years, writes Richard Calland.
African leaders are set to discuss economic recovery for countries affected by war and the Ebola virus at the African Union summit in Adis Ababa.
Botswana’s executive has accepted a high court ruling that protects "free and fair election" through a secret ballot, as opposed to a show of hands.
Midterm poll defeat will rattle presidential heir-apparent Hillary Clinton.
The left has run the country since 2003, but now is presented with a very real threat from the conservative elite.
Top politicians and businesspeople have been cited in a US court case over disputed mining rights in Guinea.
The Southern African Development Community’s guidelines lean towards election observation rather than election management, writes Webster Zambara.
The ‘blood election’ has been widely denounced
– but it strengthens Al-Assad’s regime regardless.
President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Peter Mutharika and assured him of South Africa’s commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Malawi.
An upstart political party made surprising gains in Spain’s European elections, but it has to turn its sudden success into long-term support.
The final vote count in Malawi’s controversial elections will only be released once court challenges have been resolved.
Ukraine’s next president, Petro Poroshenko, will not negotiate with armed separatists but is open to dialogue, provided they reject violence.
A lack of trust in the mainstream leadership is driving EU voters to look at more radical options in this week’s polls.
Malawi, Botswana, Mozambique and Namibia will hold crucial polls this year, writes Webster Zambara.
In his e-book "No Country For The Poor", journalist Azad Essa tracks the path of two countries which head to the polls. Here is an excerpt.
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to "wipe out" the social media service, setting him against President Abdullah Gul and drawing public fury.
Two people have been killed after clashes between supporters of Malawi’s ruling party and its opposition.
Observers say elections in Southern Africa this year are vulnerable to manipulation and misuse of the military to clamp down on opponents.