News

NPR1y
South Africa election results: ANC loses majority for first time - NPR
South African President Cyril Ramaphos, center, speaks to reporters after voting his ballot Wednesday, May 29, 2024, for the general elections in Soweto, South Africa. South Africans voted in an ...
NPR1y
South Africa remembers an historic election every April 27, Freedom Day
South Africa needed years to prepare and was still on a knife-edge in the months and weeks before the election because of ongoing political violence, but the vote — held over four days between ...
The New York Times1y
South Africa Election: ANC Loses Majority for the First Time in 30 Years - The New York Times
The African National Congress lost its political monopoly on South Africa after election results on Saturday showed that with almost all of the votes counted, the party had received only about 40 ...
South African president says national dialogue will continue without coalition partner
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday that a national dialogue aimed at uniting the country after last ...
Los Angeles Times1y
South Africa’s election might be a defining moment — with new complications. Here’s what to know - Los Angeles Times
South Africa’s election will determine how weary the country has become of the African National Congress party, which has been in power since the end of apartheid.
Los Angeles Times1y
South Africa senses monumental change as partial count in election puts ruling ANC below 50% - Los Angeles Times
South Africa’s election will determine how weary the country has become of the African National Congress party, which has been in power since the end of apartheid. May 27, 2024.
Newsday1y
When South Africa's election results are expected and why the president will be chosen later - Newsday
A voter fills out a ballot paper during general elections in Nkandla, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, Wednesday May 29, 2024. South Africans are voting in an election seen as their country's most ...
Politico1y
Votes being counted in South African election framed as most important since apartheid - POLITICO
The election was held on one day and polls closed after 14 hours of voting at more than 23,000 stations across South Africa’s nine provinces. Counting will start but final results are not ...
The New York Times1y
South Africa’s 2024 National Election: What to Know
Why does this election matter? This year is the 30th anniversary of South Africa’s first democratic elections, but millions of people continue to suffer from economic challenges similar to those ...
CNN1y
South Africa election 2024: Polls open in what could be most closely contested election since the end of apartheid - CNN
south africa general election 101 South Africa uses a “proportional representation” system. Citizens cast a vote for a single party (not a presidential candidate).
San Diego Union-Tribune1y
South Africa sets May 29 elections that could be the most pivotal since apartheid ended - The San Diego Union-Tribune
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa will hold pivotal national elections May 29 as polls show the ruling African National Congress could lose its majority for the first time since it came to ...
CNN1y
South Africa election 2024: Polls open in what could be most closely contested election since the end of apartheid | CNN - CNN International
Millions of South Africans are voting in what is expected to be the most pivotal general election since the end of apartheid. For months, polls have shown the ruling African National Congress (ANC ...