South Africans

Who’s up, who’s down in South Africa’s election

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David Turner

South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) looks set to lose its parliamentary majority for the first time since Nelson Mandela led ...

Early results in South Africa’s election put ruling ANC below 50% and short of a majority

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David Turner

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Very early counts in South Africa’s national election put the long-ruling African National Congress at just over 42% of ...

First results announced from South Africa election

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David Turner

The first results have been announced from what is seen as South Africa’s most closely fought elections since the African National Congress ...

Votes being counted in South African election framed as most important since apartheid

Politics
Amanda Smith

JOHANNESBURG — South Africans voted Wednesday at schools, community centers, and in large white tents set up in open fields in an ...

ANC appeals to voters as South Africans cast ballots in key poll

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David Turner

South Africans are voting on Wednesday to elect a new parliament, in what could be a pivotal election. The elections are seen ...

The 30-year dominance of Mandela’s party looks set to end in today’s South Africa vote

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David Turner

For three decades, power in South Africa has had a three-letter name: the ANC, or the African National Congress. The political party ...

When results are expected and why the president will be chosen later

Politics
Amanda Smith

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans were voting Wednesday in a national election that could be the country’s most hotly ...

South Africans vote with ANC majority in the balance

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David Turner

South Africans are voting in the most pivotal election since the racist system of apartheid ended in 1994. More than 27 million ...

South Africans are voting in an election that could send their young democracy into the unknown

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David Turner

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans are voting Wednesday in an election seen as their country’s most important in 30 ...

South Africa’s opposition parties make a final call for historic change the day before election

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David Turner

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African opposition parties made a final appeal to voters Tuesday as the country faces the ...