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Ballot

Hopeful voters brave long queues to cast ballots in crucial poll

South Africa

Hopeful voters brave long queues to cast ballots in crucial poll

By Daily Maverick

It's D-day to have your say — South Africans get in line to make their mark

Politics

It's D-day to have your say — South Africans get in line to make their mark

By Daily Maverick

Despite flaws, Nigeria’s new electoral act might be a win for Africa’s largest democracy

Africa

Despite flaws, Nigeria’s new electoral act might be a win for Africa’s largest democracy

By Michael Asikabulu

Votes from the Hout Bay valley

South Africa

Votes from the Hout Bay valley

By Tessa Knight and Karabo Mafolo

Do Africa’s youth prefer the ballot to the bullet?

Africa

Do Africa’s youth prefer the ballot to the bullet?

By ISS Today

LGE 2016: The local elections in pictures, part 2

South Africa

LGE 2016: The local elections in pictures, part 2

By Daily Maverick Team

LGE 2016: #Ivoted, the Numbers and the Rules

Politics

LGE 2016: #Ivoted, the Numbers and the Rules

By Marianne Merten