Voting
Uganda to vote following violent pre-election crackdown
Bobi Wine, the 38-year-old popularly known as the "ghetto president" who hung up the mike to enter politics, leads the opposition field trying to unseat...
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IEC: Extraordinary measures needed to attract young voters
The commission has released the results of this week's by-elections in which the ANC managed to bag 70 out of the 95 wards that were contested.
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Trump's dark campaign goes down to the wire, Biden predicts victory
On the eve of Election Day in the tensest race in recent memory, Trump flew to five rallies in four swing states, hammering home the dark message that his Democratic opponent will bring anarchy and that attempts are being made to rig the result against him.
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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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Over 200,000 staff complete IEC training ahead of polls
Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo says special boot camps were held to train polling station staff over several days.
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[WATCH] Barack Obama: I earned this grey hair
While campaigning in Gary, Indiana, former President Barack Obama gave credit to Democrats for the growth of the economy after the 2008 financial crisis.
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[WATCH] Zuma casts his vote in Nkandla
ANC leader, President Jacob Zuma, and his family cast their votes at the Ntolwane Primary School in Nkandla this morning.
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Maimane calls for peaceful elections across SA
Maimane cast his vote at the Allen Glen High School in Randburg where he attended school.
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Zuma casts his vote in Nkandla
Zuma says it is good to see the area’s elderly citizens exercising their right as they couldn’t before 1994.
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IEC deploys managers to problem areas
Frustrated voters in Johannesburg and Pretoria have complained about issues including missing voters' rolls.
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Jordaan plays down Ipsos poll on Nelson Mandela Bay
The poll shows the DA is ahead of the ANC in the battle for the Nelson Mandela Bay metro.
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Slight hiccups mar voting process in Cape Town
The IEC's Courtney Sampson says all problems will be addressed quickly.
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Special voting gets #Elections2016 underway
It is the first time the IEC has received over 700,000 applications for special votes.
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Voters' roll: An incomplete address won’t result in deregistration
The IEC says no registered voters have been removed from the voters' roll because of outstanding addresses.
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Election Race 2016: Protests, religion & politicians 'politicking'
702 & CapeTalk host Redi Tlhabi gives listeners an opportunity to share their thoughts on various political issues ahead of the 3 August municipal elections.
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Voter registration: Low turnout of young voters concerns IEC
IEC officials in Dunoon say the weekend’s registration figures were only slightly higher than last month.
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IEC hoping for ‘peaceful start’ to voter registration drive
The IEC says two-thirds of registered voters currently have partial, or no address details on the roll.
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IEC clarifies voter concerns ahead of registration weekend
The IEC’s Kate Bopela has encouraged people to confirm their addresses at voter registration this weekend.
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#Elections2016: CT voter registration continues despite rainy weather
Ninety-year-old Simon Geduld walked 800 meters from his home to ensure he was registered to vote.
