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Early results in South Africa's election show ANC losing majority
By Alexander Winning and Kopano Gumbi MIDRAND, South Africa (Reuters) -The African National Congress appeared on course to lose the…
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ANC appeals to voters as South Africans cast ballots in key poll
South Africans are voting on Wednesday to elect a new parliament, in what could be a pivotal election. The elections are seen as the most…
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South Africa's big election: When results are expected and why the president will be chosen later
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans were voting Wednesday in a national election that could be the country's most hotly…
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Closest election in 30 years as South Africans vote
South Africans are voting in the most pivotal election since the racist system of apartheid ended in 1994. More than 27 million people are…
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South Africans are voting in an election that could send their young democracy into the unknown
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans are voting Wednesday in an election seen as their country's most important in 30 years, and…
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Where South Africa’s Crunch Election Will Be Won and Lost
(Bloomberg) -- The 56,000-seat Moses Mabhida Stadium in the South African port city of Durban was jammed for the unveiling of the ruling…
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South Africa's surprise election challenger is evoking the past anti-apartheid struggle
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — The 59-year-old Dumisani Ndlovu has voted in every South Africa national election since he and the rest of the…
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South Africa's election could bring the biggest political shift since it became a democracy in 1994
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans will vote Wednesday to decide whether their country will take its most significant political…
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The ANC hopes to conquer but will it struggle in South Africa poll?
Under the banner Siyanqoba (Zulu for We Are Conquering), South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) held its final rally on…
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Cynthia voted for Nelson Mandela. Now she's abandoning his successors
They were shadow people, moving beyond the light of small fires on a winter dawn. There was no hint then that I was about to encounter one…
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As South Africa election nears, one candidate ditches political parties to go it alone
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An outspoken former activist and member of South Africa's ruling African National Congress will be among at least 10…
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Former South African president Jacob Zuma criticizes top court over election disqualification
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday criticized the country's highest court and his former…