Graham Sell: The legislative defect – SA’s disproportional political system
In this insightful piece from Graham Sell, he asks the same question others with a slight interest in politics do. Why do we vote for a party and not a leader?
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Socialists in full retreat in Venezuela, France – repeated in SA, May 2016?
The global political realignment is set to continue over the weekend as voters head to the polls in two of the last bastions of socialism – Venezuela and France.
“Serious anomalies” in Malawi vote count: President
LILONGWE (Reuters) – Malawi’s ruling People Party has found “serious irregularities” in the counting and announcement of results from its May 20 election, President Joyce Banda said on Thursday, ordering a “manual audit” of the process. Anomalies included vote tallies that exceeded the total number of registered voters in some constituencies and the use of … Read more
Soldiers deployed in chaotic Malawi poll
By Frank Phiri BLANTYRE (Reuters) – Soldiers deployed in Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre on Tuesday after voters, angered by delays and mishaps at polling stations in a hotly contested presidential election, torched voting materials and blocked roads. Incumbent President Joyce Banda, southern Africa’s first female head of state, faces 11 challengers, some of whom had … Read more