South Africa Holds First 'Born Free' Election
- Publisher:
- Wochit
- Publication Date:
- 6 May 2014
- Tags:
- South Africa, Governance
South Africa holds its first "Born Free" election on Wednesday although polls suggest the allure of the ruling African National Congress as the conqueror of apartheid will prevail even among voters with no memory of white-minority rule. Opinion polls in South Africa's Sunday Times over the last two months have put ANC support at around 65 percent, only a shade lower than the 65.9 percent it won in the 2009 election that brought President Jacob Zuma to power.
South African Election Results
- Polls Close in First Born Free Vote
- While We Wait for the Results - Contemplating Democracy
- South Africans Turn Up in Their Thousands to Cast Ballots On Election Day
- VIDEO: South Africans Vote; Ruling Party Favored
- Election Sees High Turnout
- Counting Underway in 2014 Elections
- Hannibal Elector - From Malema to Mayhem - a South African Election Day Odyssey
- On Respecting the Right to Make Bad Decisions - a Message to the South African 'Left'
- ANC Wins Elections Despite Opposition Gains
- Just Under 95 Percent of Votes Counted
- VIDEO: South Africa's ANC Rolls To Victory, Boosting Zuma Reform Clout
- ANC Holding On to Victory
- Political Parties Await Final Results
- VIDEO: Julius Malema Hopes South Africa Abandons Nelson Mandela's Party
- SA Votes 2014 - the Early Conclusions
- Steady Progress Made in Ballot Counting
- President Zuma Visits IEC Results Centre
- Promises, Princesses and Pear-Shaped Realities - View From the Heart of the IEC
- Op-Ed - the EFF in Opposition - the Challenges Ahead
- The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Politician - Waiting for Election Results
- Election 2014 - Knockouts, Marching Orders and Some Hard Lessons
- Over 50 Percent Votes Counted in Elections 2014
- IEC Boss - We Have Done Well
- Election Results Pour in
- First Election Results Coming in
- Elections 2014 - the Western Cape Votes
- Govt Satisfied At Peaceful Elections
- Ruling ANC Party Maintains Early Lead
- Election Day - the View From Durban
- Ruling Party Reaches One Million Votes
Vote Counting Under Way in South Africa
- IEC's Results Centre Ready to Count
- Ruling ANC Expected to Lose Ground in Elections
- Voting Going Smoothly West of Pretoria
- Government Urges South Africans to Vote
- Voting Gets Off to a Smooth Start
- Government Welcomes Smooth Start to Elections
- President Zuma Makes His Mark
- South Africa's Elections - a Hollow Victory for the ANC?
- Why Some South Africans Are Voting 'No!'
- South Africans to Vote Wednesday
- South Africa - Views From the Left
- SA Welcomes International Election Observer Missions
- Say Goodbye - the Last of the Post-1994 Era Elections
- Hannibal Elector - Bekkersdal Redux - Where the Election Goes to Die
- Jobs Lost in GP - On 7 May We Can Vote for Change
- 63 Arrested for Contravening Electoral Act
- In the Run-Up to South Africa's 2014 Election, the Battle for the Future Commences
- 'All Systems Go for May 7'
- Sacci Wishes SA Well Ahead of Elections
- Swazi Hypocrites Should Be Sent Back Home
- Home Affairs Open On Election Day
- New Ballot Template for Visually Impaired Voters
- IEC Calls for Responsible Voting Selfies
- Tlakula Casts Her Vote, Says IEC Is Ready for Wednesday
- 2014 Elections - the Stats You Should Know
- Elections 'Nerve Centre' Opens in Pretoria
- No Disruptions Tolerated During Elections
- IEC Releases Mobile Phone APPs
- VIDEO: 'Born Frees' Sound Off On Upcoming South African Elections
- 150 South Africans Vote in Nigeria
- Elections 2014 - Expats All Set to Vote
- Overseas Voters - Your Vote Can Make History!
- South African Election Coverage Begins On BBC World News
- Voting Abroad Set to Begin
- These Are the Times That Try Men's Souls
- Voting At SA Missions Abroad to Proceed
- The Post-Madiba SA Elections
- Spoils of Power and the Spoiling of Ballots
- Celebrate Democracy With Your Right to Vote
- State Broadcaster Accused of 'Bias'
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S. Africa: EFF Ready for Polls
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- Economic Freedom Fighters to March to the SABC
- EFF Condemns the Tshwane Municipality Withdrawal of the Tshela Thupa Rally Venue Permission - the Lucas Moripe Stadium
- The Magic Poverty Killer for the EFF's First 100 Days in Gauteng
- Malema Responds to Open Letter
- Black Voters No Longer Interested in Liberation Credentials
- DA Will Not Enter Into Any Coalition With EFF
- Economic Freedom Fighters Press Statement
S. Africa: ANC Ready for Polls
- Zackie Achmat Says Why He Won't Vote ANC
- Hannibal Elector - Welcome to Fantasia - the ANC Manifesto Endorsement and the Reality Left Behind
- President Zuma Unscathed By Scandals
- Why the Poor Vote for the Ruling Party
- Black Voters No Longer Interested in Liberation Credentials
- Cosatu Schisms Make for a Rocky Road
- SABC Shows ANC Colours in Run-Up to Elections
- Ruling Party Faces Defections
- South Africans Must Vote Carefully, Tutu Says
- Don't Vote for These Messiahs
- Elections - More Views From People On the Street
- A Call On South Africans to Vote On the 7th May - Sadtu
- Cosatu - Vavi Will Beat the ANC Drum
- Jay Naidoo's Van Zyl Slabbert Memorial Lecture - We Are a Nation Against the Ropes
