Burkina Faso ducks civil war bullet: Coup leader promises to step down
Junta leader Gilbert Diendere has pledged to hand back power and prevent Africa’s fourth-biggest gold producer from sliding into civil war.
Elections
Tanzania shows best route for SAA: Selling national airline after Election
Tanzania is considering selling a stake in the national carrier in a turnaround strategy that may be implemented after a new president is elected.
Greeks fight ballot box fatigue with bailout-sized dose of humour
Called to the ballot box for the third time in 8 months, some Greeks are responding to election fatigue with a dose of Internet humour.
Egyptian voting turnout slow on extra day given
By Asma Alsharif and Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) – Voting in Egypt’s presidential election was slow on Wednesday after polling was extended for a third day in an attempt to boost turnout, raising questions about the level of support for the man forecast to win, former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. An early tour of … Read more
Vaz wins Guinea-Bissau presidential vote, loser rejects result
By Alberto Dabo BISSAU (Reuters) – Former finance minister Jose Mario Vaz won a high-stakes presidential run-off election in Guinea-Bissau meant to draw a line under a 2012 coup, the elections commission said on Tuesday, but the losing candidate rejected the result. The looming dispute over the outcome of Sunday’s vote threatens to stir further … Read more
UPDATE: ANC leads Gauteng, edges above 50%
From the SA Press Association: Counting of the Gauteng provincial results was 78.16 percent complete by 7.50am on Friday morning, according to the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) website. According to the early results on the website, the African National Congress had 1,748,579 (51.67 percent) votes, the Democratic Alliance 1,123,338 (33.2 percent) and the Economic … Read more
ANC turns the tables in Tshwane
The ANC, after conceding an early lead in the Tshwane metro in Gauteng, was in a commanding position by Thursday evening as vote counting continued. At 9.46pm, the ANC led with 166,000 votes (57 percent), followed by the DA with 75,389 votes (26 percent), and the EFF with 33,107 votes (11 percent). A total of 300,949 … Read more
Rand firm on Election Eve
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) –Â South Africa’s rand firmed slightly against the dollar on Tuesday as global investors warmed to emerging markets, although its gains looked likely to be limited the day before a national election. At 0624 GMT, the rand was at 10.5050 against the dollar, 0.38 percent firmer than last night’s New York close of 10.55. … Read more
Election apps made available by IEC – there’s even a game!
Three different kinds of mobile applications are available to provide information on the country’s upcoming general election, the IEC said on Friday. “Voters will be able to access and follow the 2014 elections results real time throughout the capturing process through their mobile devices from anywhere and anytime,” the Electoral Commission of SA’s (IEC) spokesman … Read more
SA prisoners can register this week to vote
From SAPAPrisoners will this week register to vote in the upcoming general elections, correctional services spokesman Logan Maistry said on Monday. The prisoners could register from Wednesday until Friday nationally, Maistry said. A total of 241 correctional services centres in the county had been working with the Independent Electoral Commission to ensure the facilities were … Read more