South Africans vote in most competitive election since end of apartheid
South Africans have started voting in a competitive election that could mark a big political shift if the governing African National Congress party loses its majority as opinion polls suggest. Voters are electing nine provincial legislatures and a new national parliament, which will then choose the country’s next president. If the ANC gets less than […]
South Africans gears up for general elections today
South Africans will head to the polls today for a landmark general election. Polls open at 7 a.m., and according to the Independent Electoral Commission, more than 27 million voters total are registered in the country of 60 million people. Ruling party, the African National Congress, is for the first time facing the possibility of losing power, […]