Tag Archives: local elections in S A

South Africans are voting in the sixth round of local government elections since the 1994 elections that ended white-minority rule. People are electing local decision makers for their communities and not the political party to lead the country at large. They will vote for district councillors and mayors who will …

At least 10,000 South African soldiers will be deployed to the country to participate in security operations during the next local elections scheduled for next week. The South African parliament on Wednesday noted that President Cyril Ramaphosa had authorised the military deployment to help the police ensure “a safe and …