SA municipal election date announcement a formality to delay
South Africa’s government said it will declare Oct. 27 as municipal-election day, a formality that will enable the authorities to file a court application to delay the vote.
South Africa’s government said it will declare Oct. 27 as municipal-election day, a formality that will enable the authorities to file a court application to delay the vote.
The most bizarre, but perhaps most predictable reaction to the ANC’s election victory came from the party’s own secretary general, Ace Magashule.
Here, two experts in what drives voting swings put the spotlight on the Freedom Front Plus which gained six more seats in parliament.
There’s voter fatigue globally, and with South Africa’s young democracy, sadly the 65 percent voter turnout fell into the global average.
Cosatu is campaigning for a strong mandate for Cyril Ramaphosa in next month’s election and vowed to fight any attempt by factions within the ruling party to remove him from power after the vote.
The lead up to any election should have citizens on guard as political parties make a play for those much-needed votes.
Whatever the outcome of the May 8th South African elections (national and provincial), we’re probably going to get a big surprise.
It seems the more we try and correct historical injustices, the more we alienate one another. Throw in a dose of greed and corruption, laced with decades of exclusion from the wealth of the land, and you get to where we are now.
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
By Ed Stoddard ISIMANGALISO South Africa (Reuters) – If the African National Congress maintains its 65 percent majority in South Africa’s May 7 election, it will be thanks in large part to rural ethnic Zulu voters such as Alfred Sabela. “We have water and a tar road. Before, we fetched water from the river,” said 43-year-old Sabela, standing by the makeshift shop from … Read more