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South Africa's electoral commission on Monday pushed forward the planned local election after a court ruling that directed the vote to be postponed due to the ongoing health crisis.
Critics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point.
Uganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested.
In mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine.
Police has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention.
Swollen feet
In an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief.
Doctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet.
Yet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.
JUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0
— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020
Museveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election.
FDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has indirectly committed former president Jacob Zuma to cooperate with the commission of inquiry into state capture.
The basic education department has labelled claims that Mathole Motshekga has been supplying sanitisers to schools, as not true and totally malicious
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule addressed outraged Wits University students who are not backing down on their demands
The red berets have accused President Cyril Ramaphosa and his government of promoting so-called 'white capitalist interests,' during the COVID-19 lockdown
Malawi's parliament has endorsed June 23 as the date for the presidential election re-run after a court annulled last year's vote over irregularities, a lawmaker says.
Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has argued it is \"absurd\" for the DA to want to dictate to the National Assembly.
The Twitter streets are dragging actress Pearl Thusi...again. This time its for her thoughts and questions on government corruption.
In addition to challenges presented by the pandemic, President Ramaphosa faces trouble from within his own political party.
Malawi's governing party has called for a third presidential election, citing irregularities and intimidation in this week's re-run vote as unofficial tallies show incumbent President Peter Mutharika losing to the opposition leader.
A warrant of arrest has officially been issued for ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule. Here’s how the next week will most likely play out.
Vincent Smith appeared before the state capture commission where he admitted to receiving R670 000 from Bosasa, but said it was merely a loan to pay for his daughter’s education
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he \"will use this opportunity to unequivocally reaffirm the position of the ANC against corruption and state capture, and its impact on the people and country\".
[Monitor] Kampala -- The Anti-Corruption Court yesterday ruled that it will continue hearing the case of illicit enrichment against jailed former principal accountant in Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Geoffrey Kazinda, despite the Constitutional Court order for his release from prison on other corruption charges.
The two sons of ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule have secured lucrative COVID-19 contracts in the Free State, raising eyebrows.
The controversy surrounding President Cyril Ramaphosa’s CR17 campaign funding has been lingering issue and now his detractors are demanding all documents to be released
The ANC in Gauteng has been meeting to discuss the contentious PIC report involving presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko and health MEC Bandile Masuku
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The former mayor and her supporters have lashed out at the judiciary, given the numerous postponements in her corruption case
[Daily News] Zanzibar -- ZANZIBAR Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced September 11, the official day for commencing election campaigns, which are scheduled to last after 46 days.
Crowds of people descended on Zuma's home in Nkandla, where they joined the other supporters already gathered outside of his residence.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the imprisonment of his predecessor, Jacob Zuma, as a sad moment in the history of the movement.
According to party insiders, President Ramaphosa was vehemently opposed to the reinstatement but was ultimately overruled by the NEC majority.
The DA has called on the ANC in KZN to put the province ahead of its factions as chaos erupts over Jacob Zuma's incarceration.
ANC deputy secretary-general, Jessie Duarte, says the party should not take its struggle credentials for granted.
If you need to know all the latest news in South Africa, be sure to check out our overview of major headlines on Friday 26 June.
Uganda’s inter-religious council called off the eagerly awaited presidential candidates’ debate.
The council said the debate, that was due on Thursday 03 was cancelled due to limited resources.
Local media reported that a total of ten presidential candidates were expected to grace the occasion.
This comes amid numerous complaints majorly from the opposition who have constantly blamed the security apparatus for rights violations.
Uganda opposition have in most cases face wrath of the police especially the renowned musician-turned politician, Bobi Wine.
Two weeks ago, 54 people died in protests after Wines supporters called for his release following a brief arrest at campaign rally.
They have defended themselves by claiming that they were only implementing Covid-19 guidelines to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.
Bobi Wine was later charged with violating pandemic restrictions on gathering of crowds and granted bail.
The embattled singer later met the electoral commission and asked them to ensure that there should be equitable campaigns and police should be stopped from intimidating the opposition leaders and their members.
We're mid-pandemic, but this may be a move of unparalleled significance: Some reports claim that a Cabinet reshuffle will claim some significant scalps.
During most of the 20th century, South Africa was ruled by a system called Apartheid, an Afrikaans word meaning apartness, which was based on a system of racial segregation.
The term Apartheid was introduced during the 1948 election campaign by DF Malans Herenigde Nasionale Party (HNP - Reunited National Party). But racial segregation had been in force for many decades in South Africa.
In hindsight, there is something of an inevitability in the way the country developed its extreme policies. When the Union of South Africa was formed on 31 May 1910, Afrikaner Nationalists were given a relatively free hand to reorganize the countrys franchise according to existing standards of the now-incorporated Boer republics, the Zuid Afrikaansche Repulick (ZAR - South African Republic or Transvaal) and Orange Free State. Non-Whites in the Cape Colony had some representation, but this would prove to be short-lived.
The Apartheid policy was supported by various Afrikaans newspapers and Afrikaner cultural movements such as the Afrikaner Broederbond and Ossewabrandwag.
The United Party actually gained the majority of votes in the 1948 general election. But due to the manipulation of the geographical boundaries of the countrys constituencies before the election, the Herenigde Nasionale Party managed to win the majority of constituencies, thereby winning the election.
In 1951, the HNP and Afrikaner Party officially merged to form the National Party, which became synonymous with Apartheid.
Over the decades, various forms of legislation were introduced which extended the existing segregation against Blacks to Coloureds and Indians.
The most significant acts were the Group Areas Act No 41 of 1950 which led to over three million people being relocated through forced removals, the Suppression of Communism Act No 44 of 1950 which was so broadly worded that almost any dissident group could be banned, the Bantu Authorities Act No 68 of 1951 which led to the creation of Bantustans (and ultimately independent homelands),
The suspects face at least 60 charges including fraud and money laundering, in connection with a multi-million-rand Free State asbestos contract
