25 years in Malawi’s democracy it may be time for them to adopt a more inclusive approach to elections. Last Month Malawi held their general elections in one of the tightest races for president the country has seen. President Peter Mut...
·almost 5 years ago
The general election in South Africa in May conveyed mixed messages: one was that democracy is maturing, the other that it is failing. The good news was that this was very clearly an outcome of a discerning electorate displaying a nuance...
·over 4 years ago
Burundi’s vice president rare interview saying the troubled country is now peaceful clash with reports of abuses are up ahead of next year’s election as some people worry President Pierre Nkurunziza will run for a fourth term. An Associa...
·over 4 years ago
Tunisia has been popularly hailed as the only successful political transition to emerge from the wider Arab Spring movement. The culmination of this transition was the election of Mohamed Beji Caid Essebsi in 2014. Essebsi’s victory woul...
·over 4 years ago
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition said on Friday it will hold a national election next year, defying worries over security and displacement in the Horn of Africa country that had led some to speculate the election might be postponed. The execu...
·over 4 years ago
The day all Democratic Alliance ( DA) members have been waiting finally dawned and after a neck on neck contest. The DA finally has a new leader . Voting for Leadership Candidates took place using the online OpaVote platform and ...
·over 3 years ago
It’s two years since a surprise leadership change took place in Ethiopia. Introducing himself with a historic speech to the nation, the new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed preached democracy as the only future for the country of more than 11...
·over 3 years ago
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has released the results of the by-elections, which took place on Wednesday in 95 wards across 55 municipalities in all nine provinces. In a briefing the commission said the elections pro...
·over 3 years ago
The Electoral Commission has appointed former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke to lead a process to evaluate the impact of Covid-19 on conditions conducive for the holding of free and fair elections later this year.
·almost 3 years ago
Results are beginning to trickle in for the Nigerian National Elections in what is looking like the tightest electoral race since 1999. With over 85 million people being eligible to cast their vote, many wait in anticipation for the fina...
·about 1 year ago
The Electoral Commission has carefully considered and resolved to adopt the final report of the ‘Inquiry into Ensuring Free and Fair Elections during COVID-19’ by former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke. The Commission accepts the ...
·almost 3 years ago
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chief electoral officer, Sy Mamabolo said that it would file papers on Wednesday afternoon in its application to the Constitutional Court for a postponement of the 27 October local government el...
·over 2 years ago
The DA applied to be joined to the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) application to the Constitutional Court, in which it seeks a postponement of the October 2021 election to early 2022. The deadline for our submission is today, a...
·over 2 years ago
The IEC has revealed that people who may need a special vote for the upcoming elections were expected to make their applications before May 2024.
·about 2 months ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa has on behalf of the government and people of South Africa congratulated President-elect Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on his election as the President of the Republic of Senegal.
·29 days ago
Youth leadership specialist and strategist Matsetsebale Tleane believes it’s high time the youth of South Africa take a stand and change the status quo for the sake of their future.
·about 1 month ago
More than in previous elections, South Africa’s Electoral Commission (IEC) will be tested to the hilt in this year’s national and provincial elections on 29 May 2024.
·30 days ago
The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has confirmed its decision to uphold an objection against former President Jacob Zuma's candidature in the upcoming elections.
·29 days ago
The outcome of the postponed presidential election in Senegal that eventually took place on 24 March 2024 is earth-shattering.
·22 days ago
Fifteen political parties are contesting all tiers of the elections which means the compensatory seats in the National Assembly, the nine province-to-national elections as well as the nine provincial legislatures. A total of 31 political...
·8 days ago