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South Africa: Ruling Party ANC to Start Closely Watched Coalition Talks
VOA, 3 June 2024
Talks to form South Africa's first national coalition government are expected to begin this week after the governing ANC party lost its majority for the first time. Read more »
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South Africa: Uncertain Times for South Africa's Foreign Policy As Country Heads for Coalition Government
The Conversation Africa, 1 June 2024
After South Africa's 29 May election, the African National Congress has lost the electoral majority it held for 30 years, but remains the party with the highest number of seats in… Read more »
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South Africa: Misinformation Campaigns Attempt to Undermine Election Integrity
allAfrica, 3 June 2024
The South African general elections generated more than one million online mentions between May 24 and 31, tripling the previous bi-weekly average, according to the Centre for… Read more »
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South Africa: Ramaphosa Says Election Results Show South Africa's Strong Democracy
VOA, 2 June 2024
The Electoral Commission of South Africa Sunday night announced official results that marked the start of a new era in the country's politics. Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa - ANC Loses Majority in Crucial Vote
DW, 2 June 2024
The results are in: South Africa's governing ANC has lost its outright majority in the country for the first time since South African democracy began 30 years ago. What does this… Read more »
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South Africa: 2024 Election Results a Victory for Democracy
SAnews.gov.za, 2 June 2024
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the final announcement of the 2024 National and Provincial Elections represents a victory for democracy, constitutional order and for all the people… Read more »
Ramaphosa Speaks After South Africa's ANC Loses Majority
President Cyril Ramaphosa has said his African National Congress (ANC) party suffered a challenging election result after the party lost its majority for the first time since apartheid ended 30 years ago.
Ramaphosa said the final announcement of the results represents a victory for democracy, constitutional order, and all the people of South Africa, and called on rival parties to find common ground in preparing for coalition talks.
"Our people have spoken whether we like it or not .... Through their votes they have demonstrated clearly and plainly that our democracy is strong, that our democracy is robust, and it is enduring,'' he said.
The ANC now has 14 days to form a coalition government, and negotiations with the other parties will begin.
A prisoner at Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town shows off his left thumb after joining dozens of other inmates who queued at the facility to vote.
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South Africa: Hey Politicians, It's Time to Pack Away the Election Playbook and Get to Work
Daily Maverick, 30 May 2024
The election discourse about unemployment revolved around which party can create the most new jobs. This narrow focus glossed over the structural nature of South Africa's… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa Election - ANC Losing Majority in Early Results
DW, 30 May 2024
The African National Congress could lose its parliamentary majority for the first time, according to partial election results. It remains unclear who a potential coalition partner… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa Early Election Results Show Ruling ANC Losing Its Majority
VOA, 30 May 2024
South Africa's long-ruling African National Congress party, which gained power under President Nelson Mandela, has received less than 50% of the vote in early election results. Read more »
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South Africa: Process to Finalise Elections 2024 Voting Station Results Underway
SAnews.gov.za, 30 May 2024
With vote counting having been concluded in the National and Provincial Elections 2024 (NPE2024), each voting station is now expected to embark on a process to finalise its… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa Tallies Votes in the Most Competitive Election Since Apartheid
RFI, 30 May 2024
Ballot counting commenced on Thursday after South Africans queued late into the night to cast their votes in a pivotal election that could bring an end to the ANC's… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa Awaits Election Results
allAfrica, 30 May 2024
Ballot counting is underway after South Africans queued long into the night to vote in a watershed election, reports eNCA. Read more »
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South Africa: Long Lines Mean Late Voting for South Africans
allAfrica, 29 May 2024
Reports of South Africans standing in long lines waiting to cast their ballots will likely lead to delays in some districts. However, the law allows voters in line at the voting… Read more »
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South Africa's Vibrant Democracy at the Ballot Box, 2024-05-29
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Residents of Enkanini in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, woke up early on Wednesday morning and braved the cold, misty weather to vote. Many voters reported long queues and extremely long waits. Some people ... see more »
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South Africa: South Africa Heads to Polls
allAfrica, 29 May 2024
South Africans are heading to the polls in what is reported to be the most fiercely contested elections since the end of apartheid in 1994, reports SABC News. Read more »
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Africa: Elections Will Reveal South Africa's Exposure to Digital Influence As a Service
ISS, 28 May 2024
Without access to social media data, ensuring voters have verifiable information rather than manipulated content is difficult. Read more »
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South Africa: Divided South Africans Vote in Tight Elections That Could End ANC Dominance
RFI, 29 May 2024
Johannesburg - South Africans go to the polls Wednesday for parliamentary, provincial and local elections. After 30 years in power, Nelson Mandela's African National Congress (ANC)… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africans Go to Polls Today, Here Is How They Vote
The Herald, 29 May 2024
South Africans go the polls today in an election that observers say is the most vital general election since the end of apartheid in 1994. Read more »
This year's election is the 30th since South Africa's first democratic polls in April 1994, and many see it as a defining moment for the country and its citizens.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa and his ruling African National Congress party face a challenging landscape as criticism over unmet promises and record-high unemployment reaches new ... Read more »
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A recent report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) highlights the polarized and skeptical online discourse surrounding South Africa's up Read more »
