Elections
Ivory Coast election revives old feuds over Ouattara third term
Old feuds are rumbling once again in Ivory Coast after Ouattara abruptly decided to face off against adversaries in Saturday's presidential election, stoking up...
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Zanzibar opposition leader held, 3 killed in poll clashes
Shortly before his arrest, police fired teargas and live rounds, and brutally beat a young man around the Mtupepo primary school where the polling station is located in an opposition stronghold, an AFP reporter saw.
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Trump boosted by Supreme Court confirmation days from US election
The Republican-controlled Senate elevated Amy Coney Barrett to the lifelong position in a 52-48 vote, capping a rapid and deeply contentious process that makes her the sixth conservative, and third Trump appointee, on the nine-member court.
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Chile's president calls on nation to work together for 'new Constitution'
"This plebiscite is not the end, it is the beginning of a path that we must all walk together to agree on a new constitution for Chile," President Pinera said in a speech acknowledging the result.
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Biden says Trump still doing 'nothing' to rein in pandemic
The former vice president, 77, appeared composed and spoke directly to voters in a hall in Philadelphia as he made his case for ousting Trump in the November 3 election just 19 days away.
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Trump says tax report 'fake news' as he goes on defensive ahead of debate
The scoop from 'The New York Times', reporting that Trump paid only $750 in federal income tax in 2016 and 2017, and none at all for 10 of the previous 15 years, was a shot to the jugular of the self-described billionaire.
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Trump posts faked video of Biden playing anti-police song
In the video, which Twitter later marked as "manipulated media," Biden stands at a podium, takes out his cell phone and tells the audience, "I have just one thing to say."
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Anger flares in Ivory Coast after election candidates barred
Also barred was former rebel leader turned prime minister Guillaume Soro, 47, a onetime Ouattara ally who had been sentenced to 20 years in absentia over alleged embezzlement.
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Trump accuses Biden of taking performance-enhancing substance
The Republican, who is well behind in the polls, initially insinuated during a Fox News interview that "something was strange" with what he saw as Biden's improvement during the Democratic primary season debates.
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ANC admits that state of local govt raises serious concerns
The governing party has urged its deployees in local government structures to respect the distinction between political and administrative responsibilities so that only experienced and qualified officials are hired.
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ANALYSIS: Who would win and lose if SA held all elections on the same day?
The bigger parties which contest elections at all three levels would benefit the most - but voters might split their votes.
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Hackers test defences of Trump campaign websites ahead of US election
Cloudflare is widely used by businesses and other organisations to help defend against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, which aim to take down websites by flooding them with malicious traffic.
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Ivanka: Trump daughter-confidante makes case for four more years
Of Donald Trump's five children, Ivanka was the only one invited to address the final night of the Republican National Convention interpreted as a sign of the president's closeness to her.
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Vowing to turn page on Trump era, Biden promises 'light' over 'darkness'
'Here and now, I give you my word: if you entrust me with the presidency, I’ll draw on the best of us, not the worst,' Biden said as he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination for an election 75 days away.
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Kamala Harris accepts VP nod, says Trump costs American 'lives and livelihoods'
Making history as the first Black woman and Asian-American on a major US presidential ticket, Harris made a direct appeal to Black Americans and other crucial constituencies that Democrats need in the Nov. 3 election.
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World, US leaders welcome Biden’s Pick of Kamala Harris as running mate
Executive director of United Nations Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ncquka said she was the first black woman nominated for VP, and only the fourth woman in history on a presidential ticket.
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Egypt holds low-key Senate elections
The two-day vote for 200 of the Senate's 300 seats will be largely contested by candidates backing Sisi, who has quietened most opposition within and outside the legislature.
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Biden expected to announce US presidential running mate this week - source
Biden and his potential vice president will formally accept the party’s nomination at the Democratic National Convention, scheduled for Aug. 17-20, and he is expected to announce his pick before it begins.
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Experts: Independent candidacy may not lead to single election
Doctor Sithembile Mbete, who painted a grim picture of how long the conversation around transforming the public service system was in vain, said the public service needed to be insulated from politics and politicians.
