South Africa Polls

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  Panel On Simultaneous Polls Studied Process In Sweden, Germany, 5 Other Nations

  The high-level panel on 'one nation, one election' studied election processes in seven countries including South Africa, Sweden and Belgium, before recommending simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha and state assemblies in India.

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  Postal Ballot Option For NRI Voters Under Consideration: Poll Body Chief

  Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra has told members of the Indian community in South Africa and Mauritius that the facility to extend postal ballot facility for NRI electors is being contemplated.

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  Opposition Seeks Partners After South Africa Poll Success

  South Africa's main opposition Democratic Alliance said today it was seeking coalition partners to run major cities including the capital and business centre Johannesburg after defeating the ruling ANC in local polls.

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  African National Congress Suffers Major Poll Defeat In South African Capital

  South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) suffered a historic defeat in the country's capital to the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) in local elections, the electoral commission said today.

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  Voters Condemn South African Ruling Party To Worst Election Outcome

  South Africa's ruling party was struggling on Saturday to retain control of two major municipalities after losing one other key urban area in its worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid.

• Focus Switches to Other Emerging Markets as Famous Five Ride Out Election Risks

  Polls in the so-called Fragile Five economies - Brazil, India, Indonesia, Turkey and South Africa - topped investors' list of political worries for 2014.

• Indian-Origin Voters Move Away from African National Congress in South Africa Polls

  Though the African National Congress (ANC) has won the just-concluded polls in South Africa, the ruling party seems to have failed to win over the Indian community in the country.

• Unrest in South Africa Township Following Vote

  South African police said on Saturday they arrested around 60 rioters after violent protests in a Johannesburg township amid allegations of voter fraud in elections that returned Nelson Mandela's ANC to power.

• 'Extremely High Turnout' in Landmark South African Elections

  Millions of determined South Africans -- including hundreds of thousands of first-time "born free" voters -- turned out in "extremely high" numbers for a landmark general election on Wednesday.

• Anger, Determination As South Africa Votes

  Twenty years after South Africans of all colours wowed the world by voting to end apartheid, they shrugged off sporadic violence and flocked to polls Wednesday, with the ANC expected to return for a fifth consecutive term.

• Polls Open in South Africa's Fifth All-Race Elections

  South Africans voted on Wednesday in elections that are expected to see the ruling African National Congress return to power despite a vigorous challenge from opposition parties seeking to capitalize on discontent with corruption and economic inequality.

• South Africa Holds First 'Born Free' Election

  South Africa holds its first "Born Free" election on Wednesday although polls suggest the allure of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) as the conqueror of apartheid will prevail even among voters with no memory of white-minority rule.

• South Africa Set for Polls Tomorrow

  The majority of the 24 million registered voters in South Africa are expected to head to polls tomorrow to elect a fifth democratic government since anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela first assumed power in 1994 after decades of white-minority rule.

• South Africa celebrates Mandela, 20 years of democracy ahead of polls

  South Africa's president urged voters to head to the polls next week in the spirit of "democracy and freedom" as he unveiled a large bronze bust of the country's most famous anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela in front of Parliament on Monday.

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  Brazilians out to boost nation with Confederations Cup success

  World football body FIFA voiced confidence earlier that authorities can ensure security during Wednesday's game despite the fact Belo Horizonte was the scene of an ugly 70,000-strong protest last Saturday. More than 1.5 million Brazilians have demonstrated against poor public services and corruption in recent days and some marches have turned v...