Tagged: southern africa
Tuduetso Madi
Southern African Elections to look out for this quarter
Here are 3 African elections to look forward to in Q4 of 2019: Mozambique On the 15th of October, the people of Mozambique will head to the polls to vote in what has been branded the toughest election yet for the southern African country. Despite the recent peace accord between the ruling Mozambique Liberation Front […]
Tuduetso Madi
Quick Facts on the General Election in Botswana
On the 30th of August, a writ of elections in Botswana was issued, setting the date for elections in the southern African country. On the 23rd of October, Batswana will decide which party leads the country for the next 5 years. Who are the contenders? The ruling party, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) led by […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
South Africa’s ANC guns for its Sixth Consecutive Win Ahead of May Elections.
With just 4 months to the May 2019 polls in South Africa, the country’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), seems to be back in the good graces of the South African people. According to recent polls, the party has now increased its chances of winning its sixth consecutive national elections, after ex-President Jacob […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Opposition Party in Zimbabwe Still Unsatisfied with July Polls
The Nelson-Chamisa-led opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in Zimbabwe, has expressed dissatisfaction with the July 2019 polls that reinstated the incumbent president, Emmerson Mnangagwa. On Thursday the 29th of November, thousands of protesters gathered in the capital of Harare to voice their displeasure in what was the first rally in the country after […]