South Africa in 2025: 8 key factors that will shape the future and test the government
Poor governance and incompetence plague South Africa’s public administration, particularly at the local level.
The Voice of South Africa’s First Post-Apartheid Generation
Thandiswa Mazwai has sung of South Africa’s highs and lows since the country became a multiracial democracy 30 years ago. “My ...
Will South Sudan hold elections? Ronald Lamola leads AU’s mission paving way for polls in Africa’s newest nation
South Sudan once again postponed its scheduled elections which were planned for December 2024, shifting them to 2026. South ...
South Africa’s ANC Pledges to Rebuild After Election Setback
The African National Congress, which lost its three-decade stranglehold on South African politics in last year’s elections, ...
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Africa’s 2024 elections: Disputed results and graceful exits, historical shifts and new beginnings
Regional Editor Reyhana Masters takes a deep dive into the issues that dominated the electoral landscape in some of the ...
‘There is no border’: Mozambican mayor says millions will flock into South Africa if situation worsens in Mozambique
Mayor of Quelimane, the fifth-largest city in Mozambique, Manuel Lopes de Araújo has urged the South African government to ...
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Around twenty elections shaped Africa in 2024
In 2024, over twenty African countries, including around ten French-speaking ones, were set to hold presidential, legislative ...
Lessons from the elections held in 70 countries in 2024
In South Africa, high unemployment and inequality helped ... and a fragile government that collapsed in a Dec. 4 ...
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Court Upholds Disputed Presidential Poll in Mozambique, Sparking Protests
but the country is on edge because earlier protests after the election left more than 100 people dead. By John Eligon and Tavares Cebola John Eligon reported from Johannesburg, South Africa ...