Can a practical, but legal, interim solution be found to ensure that upcoming local government elections proceed? This was the question posed by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng during yesterday’s Constitutional Court hearing. The court was hearing an application for leave to appeal by the Independent Electoral Commission against a judgment[…]
Kenyan police fired tear gas into a crowd of opposition leaders and their supporters as they marched on the office of the country’s electoral commission to demand it disband before next year’s election. Several protesters were arrested and at least two policemen were injured by stones, police said. The opposition[…]
A number of contenders to be the next leader of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) will go head to head at the organisation’s annual general meeting on Saturday. As the current president, Moulana Ihsaan Hendricks’ second term draws to a close, the MJC will vote for a new president, a[…]
The inter-ministerial committee on elections, led by Co-operative Governance Minister Des van Rooyen, will brief the media on Wednesday on the state of readiness for the 2016 local government elections. The elections are scheduled to take place on August 3. This past weekend was last voter registration weekend, but registration[…]
Chad voted in a presidential election on Sunday with incumbent Idriss Deby running for a fifth term in office, arguing that only his government can maintain stability in the face of a threat from Islamist militants. Boko Haram has staged a series of attacks in Chad in the past year[…]
Niger’s president has been re-elected as his main opponent remains in France seeking medical treatment after being jailed for several months. The electoral commission released results on Tuesday showing that President Mahamadou Issoufou received more than 92 percent of the runoff vote. His rival Hama Amadou received 18 percent of[…]
Congo Republic’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso was on course on Tuesday to extend his long rule, according to preliminary election results that the opposition dismissed as fraudulent as police and troops patrolled the capital’s streets. Election commission president Henri Bouka told reporters that Sassou Nguesso, who has ruled Congo for[…]
Vuwani – Residents of Vuwani in Limpopo have threatened to shut down their village and prevent voter registration at the weekend. A group protested on Friday by blockading roads and pelting police vehicles with rocks. They were angry about the decision to create a new municipality in the area, which[…]
At least nine million South Africans whom are eligible to vote are not registered yet. This alarming statistic was revealed by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) ahead of the voters registration weekend, taking place from the 5 – 6th March. However the IEC feels it’s not a cause for concern[…]
Several children were murdered and mutilated as ‘good luck’ sacrifices in the run-up to the recent Ugandan elections, a charity has announced. It stated that many locals believe such acts bring wealth and power. Six cases of mutilation and murder were reported in the lead-up to the elections, Shelin Kasozi[…]
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