A young man who was born on the same day the country held democratic elections in 1994 says he considers himself lucky to be a born free. Vote Ubisi from Lilydale near the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga says it is heartbreaking to hear about hardships that black people were facing during[…]
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says the success of day one of the second voter registration weekend proves that South Africans remain engaged with the affairs of the country. This is the final voter registration weekend at voting stations. However, voter registration at IEC local offices and on the online portal will remain[…]
The Electoral Commission (IEC) has reminded eligible voters of the importance of registering to vote. This ahead of this weekend’s national registration weekend, which enables citizens to visit just over 23 000 registration stations to register or check their details for the upcoming polls. IEC Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The national voter registration kicked off yesterday as many people are heading to various registration centers to ensure that their details are accurate and that they will be able to mark their X when President Cyril Ramaphosa announces the date for elections. Speaking on VOC’s Sunday Live[…]
Tunisians headed to the polls on Saturday in a vote that observers have warned could rubber-stamp President Kais Saied’s grip on power. Some nine million Tunisians are registered to vote. However, in a sign that there is little enthusiasm for the elections, the country’s electoral authority struggled to find enough parliamentary[…]
INTERNATIONAL Bahraini laws prevented tens of thousands of citizens from casting their votes in the 12 November general election, according to a report presented to the UK parliament. The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (Bird) human rights group detailed in “The Entire Political Process is Fraudulent” report the complex laws that the[…]
INTERNATIONAL Rachid Ghannouchi, the speaker of the dissolved Tunisian parliament and leader of the Ennahda movement, appeared on Tuesday before a court in a money laundering probe, which critics have described as politically motivated. Surrounded by around 200 Ennahda activists, Ghannouchi arrived at the headquarters of the anti-terror centre smiling and gesturing a V-sign[…]
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