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Voting

Understanding a nation’s pulse — Are Ghana’s leaders ready, as the country votes?

Africa

Understanding a nation’s pulse — Are Ghana’s leaders ready, as the country votes?

By Marie-Noelle Nwokolo

Jacob Zuma’s MK party wants a revote — but what does the law say?

Politics

Jacob Zuma’s MK party wants a revote — but what does the law say?

By Rebecca Davis

Poll pause — a man walks into a queue… and starts having second thoughts

Politics

Poll pause — a man walks into a queue… and starts having second thoughts

By Shaun de Waal

Appeal for calm as Electoral Commission extends objections deadline, tries to defuse counting debacle

Maverick News

Appeal for calm as Electoral Commission extends objections deadline, tries to defuse counting debacle

By Victoria O’Regan

How the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) predicts elections results

South Africa

How the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) predicts elections results

By Richard Stupart

Five things we know about the elections right now

South Africa

Five things we know about the elections right now

By Rebecca Davis

Would electronic voting make SA’s elections easier?

Maverick News

Would electronic voting make SA’s elections easier?

By Richard Stupart

It’s now time for South Africa to take Zuma's MK party seriously

Politics

It’s now time for South Africa to take Zuma's MK party seriously

By Rebecca Davis

Keen watchdogs — volunteer observers spend election day keeping things ‘free and fair’

Maverick Citizen

Keen watchdogs — volunteer observers spend election day keeping things ‘free and fair’

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Election 2024 what-ifs and what-nows — abandoned ballot boxes, wonky voter scanners and long, long queues

South Africa

Election 2024 what-ifs and what-nows — abandoned ballot boxes, wonky voter scanners and long, long queues

By Rebecca Davis

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