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By Sondon S. Mugaradziko Introduction The impact of the just-ended Constitutional referendum will have a bearing on the future politics in Zimbabwe. Once again as Zimbabweans we have been unified in the same way we did in the 1980 general … read more »
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By Solomon Ayele Dersso Kenya too much of the lessons of 2007/2008 to heart. First, the institutions and processes for conducting the election were thoroughly followed to deliver a free and fair election. Second, the processes of voter registration, balloting, … read more »
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Associated PressA man and woman speak on the phone as they wait for results at a provincial vote reporting center in the Mathare slum of Nairobi on Wednesday. NAIROBI—Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga’s party has alleged that the ongoing vote … read more »
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood claimed Sunday that the Islamist-backed constitution has passed with a 64 percent “yes” vote, the day after the final voting in a two-round referendum that deeply divided the country. The constitution’s critics however may contest the outcome. … read more »
Today, 1,654,206 registered voters in Ondo State would file out to decide the fate of 13 governorship candidates contesting on the tickets of various political parties. Out of this number, there are 7, 539 voters, made up of those who … read more »
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DAKAR — Senegalese President Macky Sall’s coalition won a landslide majority in legislative polls, swooping up 119 of 150 seats in the national assembly, according to official results published Wednesday. Former president Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party, which had dominated … read more »
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My fellow Ghanaians, Another week has begun, and one is welcomed to the usual Ghanaian Politics of Insults (POI) as the 2012 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections draw closer. The critical and concerned citizen is forced to reflect and wonder, “Where … read more »
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Julius Malema has asked to stay on as a member of the ruling African National Congress despite being expelled from the party earlier this week, a South African newspaper reported on Sunday. Speaking at a gathering of the ANC’s women’s … read more »
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Johannesburg – ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has been expelled from the ANC. This comes after the party’s prosecutors argued successfully for his five-year suspension to be aggravated, while Malema pleaded for mitigation. This brings Malema’s eventful political career … read more »
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Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade says he is leading in the vote count from Sunday’s presidential election. In a news conference at the presidential palace in Dakar Monday, Mr. Wade said results are in from about half of Senegal’s 550 voting … read more »
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Johannesburg – The prosecution in ANC Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema’s mitigation hearing have argued that he should be expelled from the party, reported the Sunday Times. The prosecution was reported to have stated on Thursday that Malema should … read more »
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Cairo – Egyptians were voting on Tuesday in second-round run-offs for the third and final phase of staggered elections to choose the first parliament since mass protests ousted Hosni Mubarak in February last year. Egypt’s two main Islamist parties have … read more »
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November 30, 2011 by benim
Kinshasa – For the past two days, Chantal Pande has set her alarm for 04:30, putting on her make-up and arriving before dawn at the polling station where she’s been assigned to vote in Congo’s momentous election. Each day she … read more »
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November 28, 2011 by benim
Cairo – The head of Egypt’s election commission said on Monday that turnout in the first polls since the fall of autocrat Hosni Mubarak was higher than expected and there had been no security problems. “We were surprised that people … read more »
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November 28, 2011 by benim
Kinshasa – Tensions are high as the Democratic Republic of Congo holds presidential and parliamentary elections Monday after a campaign marred by violence, including clashes in which at least two people died. Incumbent President Joseph Kabila, 40, in power since … read more »
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November 27, 2011 by benim
Johannesburg – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema admitted his political career was over after his suspension from the ruling party for breaking its internal rules, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. The paper said Malema, the main force behind a … read more »
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November 17, 2011 by benim
He challenged the ANC to fire him because, he said, he had no intention of resigning. Last week the ANC’s national disciplinary committee found Malema and his top executives guilty of contravening the party’s constitution. Malema’s membership of the party … read more »
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October 23, 2011 by benim
Tunisian military carry voting boxes to a polling station in Mnihla near Tunis, Saturday Oct. 22, 2011 Tunisians began voting Sunday to select a so-called Constituent Assembly, tasked to draw up a new constitution and chart a political roadmap for … read more »
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October 22, 2011 by benim
Cameroon’s Supreme Court has declared incumbent President Paul Biya the winner of this month’s election despite opposition calls to throw out the vote because of fraud allegations. Mr. Biya was reelected to a sixth term with 78 percent of the … read more »
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October 21, 2011 by benim
Tunis – Tunisian Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi on Thursday urged citizens to vote “without fear” in the country’s first elections since the January ousting of president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. “I assure citizens that the election will go … read more »
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October 20, 2011 by benim
Mogadishu – Heavy fighting broke out in Somalia’s anarchic capital on Thursday after African Union-backed Somali troops advanced on holdout Islamist Shabaab positions, officials and witnesses said. The fighting was centred in the northwest Deynile suburb, one of the final … read more »
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October 20, 2011 by benim
Johannesburg – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema complained in the Eastern Cape that he was being persecuted by the ANC for telling the truth, according to a report on Thursday. “I don’t know if I will go before a … read more »
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September 25, 2011 by benim
The national ANCYL leadership wants to disband the KwaZulu-Natal executive because it is backing President Jacob Zuma for a second term, the provincial youth wing’s executive said on Saturday. “The sin we committed is being loyal to the resolution of … read more »
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September 13, 2011 by benim
THE MAN who lured a Joburg model to Durban three weeks ago, and then raped and stabbed her in an Umhlanga Rocks lodge, is believed to have attempted the crime again last week – this time luring a teenage model … read more »
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September 13, 2011 by benim
Al-Qaeda has released a video marking the anniversary of 9/11 which includes a message from its slain leader Osama bin Laden to the American people, monitoring group SITE Intelligence said on Tuesday. SITE said the 62-minute video titled “The Dawn … read more »
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September 13, 2011 by benim
Johannesburg – Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder said on Monday that his party hoped a judgment by Judge Collin Lamont ruling that singing of the words “shoot the boer” amounted to hate speech would be the first step in … read more »
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September 13, 2011 by benim
Port Elizabeth – Girls aged between 10 and 13 were injected with contraceptives at their primary school in Zwide, Port Elizabeth, according to a news report on Tuesday. Nandipha Ngalo’s 11-year-old daughter was one of those who the Dora Nginza … read more »
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September 13, 2011 by benim
Johannesburg – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema was nowhere to be found as the High Court ruled that the singing of the song “dubhula ibhunu” constituted hate speech. ANCYL general secretary Sandiso Magaqa said the league would study the … read more »
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September 2, 2011 by benim
Johannesburg – Police crime intelligence operatives have been unleashed to investigate those behind the ANC Youth League’s riot in support of their leader Julius Malema this week, as evidence implicating the youth wing’s top leaders in organising the dramatic protest … read more »
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September 2, 2011 by benim
Cape Town – Embattled African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader Julius Malema, under fire from the ANC’s top brass, will hear on Friday whether the party’s national disciplinary committee will go ahead with charges brought against him. He and … read more »
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