Brigalia Bam
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Desmond Tutu’s home, Jo’burg’s heritage: Revitalising St Mary’s Cathedral
The City of Johannesburg is finally set to declare St Mary’s Cathedral and surrounds in downtown Jo’burg as a national heritage site, to be called the Archbishop Desmond Tutu…
SA’s elections: How the IEC made the impossible happen
From ballot boxes made with jeans to water masquerading as invisible ink, our two former IEC heads recall SA’s magical first elections.
Bam recognised for her contribution to society
The Advisory Council of the Public Sector Awards selected Dr Brigalia Bam as a recipient of the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Pansy Tlakula tipped as new IEC chairperson
Sources have revealed that the former chief electoral officer Pansy Tlakula has been appointed as the new chairperson of the IEC.
Urgent need to fill key IEC posts
President Zuma faces a race against time to fill the three key positions of chairperson, deputy chairperson and chief electoral officer at the IEC.
IEC to receive UN award
The IEC is one of 36 public organisations worldwide to receive the UN Public Service Award for its innovative use of a results slip scanning.
Opposition fears partisan IEC leaders
Opposition parties fear that the IEC’s new leadership will be dominated by the ANC’s preferred candidates.
SA at the polls: A nation of procrastinators
South Africans proved themselves a nation of procrastinators, with 20 765 would-be voters flooding home affairs offices on the day of the polls.
IEC relaxes as municipal strike threat ebbs
The Independent Electoral Commission breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday when the South African Municipal Workers’ Union suspended a planned strike.
Thousands visit voting stations
More than 600 000 people visited voting stations on the first day of the final voter registration weekend.
Voter roll tallies to 23,1-million so far
The number of South Africans who will be able to cast their votes in the local government elections has topped the 23,1-million mark, the IEC says.
Voter-registration drive targets youth
Voting is a matter of civic duty and a democratic privilege, says Brigalia Bam, chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission.
Electoral commission targets SA’s youth
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will target young voters in a voter-registration drive ahead of the 2011 municipal elections.
African elections put fewer women in Parliament
Elections in East and Southern Africa have left fewer women in politics, placing countries at risk of not meeting equality targets, the UN said.
ANC rules National Assembly, but misses two-thirds
In the final tally, the African National Congress dominates the National Assembly but misses its two-thirds majority by an inch.