Victoria Graham
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday voted to elect Germany, Belgium, South Africa, the Dominican Republic and Indonesia for a two-year term on the Security Council starting on Jan. 1, 2019. Indonesia drew more votes than the Maldives in the only contested election; the other four c...
doi:10.1080/14662043.2020.1733273Tom Lodge
This chapter tracks 25 years of democracy, starting with Mandela’s election to president in 1994 and ending with Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency in 2019. Along the way, South Africa suffering an AIDS pandemic, a large-scale influence operation by a British PR firm, state capture by a mega-ric...
South Africa’s election will determine how weary the country has become of the ruling African National Congress party, which has been in power since the end of apartheid 30 years ago.
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New Leader of South Africa's ANC Calls for Unity as Rift Over Zuma Widens More Reuters FILE PHOTO: South Africa's President Jacob Zuma sings next to newly elected president of the ANC Cyril Ramaphosa during the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National C...
The IEC's Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo said that South Africa's sixth democratic election were the most complex, highly contested one. "We've come through these elections as a stronger institution, a stronger country," he said.
South Africa's MTN Flags 2019 Profit Jump of up to 50% More Reuters FILE PHOTO: A worker walks past an outlet of South Africa's MTN Group in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's MTN Group expects full-year he...
The announcement of the election results will also touch on the voter turnout, but it appears to be below 60 percent so far, which is less than the 66 percent recorded in the 2019 general elections. Experts said that, based on the IEC's live statistics, the ruling party may not surpass...