Mosotho Moepya (left), chairman of the Election Commission, announces the results of the election and declares them free and fair before handing over to President Cyril Ramaphosa (center) at the National Result Operation Centre (ROC) at Gallagher Estate, June 2, 2024 in Midrand, Sou...
In the aftermath of the 29 May elections, South Africa's political landscape is poised for dramatic changes. With the African National Congress (ANC) securing only 40.18% of the vote, insufficient to form a government independently, the stage is set for unprecedented political maneuvers. The Demo...
The elections will take place and will probably be judged to be free and fair if both of the major political parties the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) and the South African-backed Democratic Turnhalle Alliance cheat in e...
South Africa will hold general elections on May 8 to elect the sixth parliament since the end of apartheid in 1994. The current National Council of Provinces (lower house of parliament) will be dissolved days before the elections. In December 2018, the parliament decided to establish the Ad Ho...
The authorities have launched a subsidy program. But critics say it is too little too late and simply an try to win votes in advance of elections. Scott Heidler reviews from Krabi province in southern Thailand. Lamu Port: Environmentalists in northeast Kenya are campaigning towards the main cr...
nigeria will next year conduct its first census in 17 years to try to accurately survey its population, estimated at more than 200 million people and the largest in africa, the head of the national population agency said on thursday. censuses are controversial in nigeria because ri...
He also cautioned that while the war in Ukraine dominates the international agenda, global leaders should not to lose sight of the health crisis, even as he flies around the world relentlessly lecturing about climate issues. Again this sounds like an announcement that his teams of mad scientists...
The current figure is also about 15.2 million more than the total of 68.8 million Nigerians who voted in the 2015 general elections. The electoral body has green-lighted more than 70 presidential candidates to run for the presidency against incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. ...
Women are set to play a key role in President-elect Trump’s administration, as he nominates and appoints a number of them to high-level posts. Trump has so far named eight women to Cabinet-level positions — double the four initially named for his first term. His appointment of Susie ...
Why get involved in Somalia’s toxic, sometimes deadly politics? When I announced my candidacy for the first time it was when the government said we would have democratic elections: one person, one vote. Now we have reverted back to the clan system [whereby the four major clans get a prio...