Tag: elections
South African voters’ roll at record high
South Africans to go to the polls on 7 May
South Africans called to celebrate 20 years of democracy with their vote
Play Your Part and register to vote!
In 2014 South Africa will not only celebrate 20 years of freedom from apartheid, it will also hold the country's fifth national democratic elections. Play Your Part by registering to vote in the upcoming elections - our democracy was hard-earned through decades of activism and sacrifice, and should not be allowed to go to waste.
A complete guide to registering for the 2014 elections
Let’s Play our Part and register to vote
Brand South Africa CEO Miller Matola has joined the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in encouraging South Africans to register to vote in South Africa's fifth democratic elections in 2014. The first voter registration drive is scheduled for 9-10 November.
Stateless Zim residents gain citizenship
In downtown Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, Judith Kapito, 38, waits to receive a new identity document, one that will offer her rights and opportunities she has long been deprived of.
• Zimbabwe ready for investors
Freedom Day: long time coming
Apartheid was only formally legislated by the National Party in 1948, but discrimination had existed in South Africa for hundreds of years before that. This month, the country marks that long walk to freedom.
• Freedom Park: celebrating peace
Zimbabweans accept draft constitution
Hold on to freedom, says Brand South Africa
Brand South Africa’s new campaign utilises freedom messages on street poles along major roads to remind all citizens of the struggle and its hardships, as well as its rewards.
• Zuma: better local government
