EISA
EISA is the ACE Regional Center for Southern Africa
Scope of countries
For specific information on individual countries, please visit the country pages below
· Angola
· Botswana
· Lesotho
· Malawi
· Namibia
· Zambia
· Zimbabwe
Election Spotlight
UPCOMING
Namibia | Presidential & National Assembly Elections
Election day: 27 & 28 November 2009
RECENT
Mozambique | President, Assembly of the Republic, Provincial Assemblies
Election day: 28 October 2009
For more information on the 2009 Mozambique election see:
2009 Presidential, Assembly of the Republic & Provincial Assemblies Election
Botswana | Parliamentary, Local Government
Election day: 16 October 2009
South Africa | National Assembly
Election day: 22 April 2009
Malawi | Presidential(First Round), National Assembly
Election day: 19 May 2009
Mozambique | Local Government Election
Election day: 19 November 2008
Zambia | Presidential Election
Election day: 30 October 2008
See the latest information about 2008 Unscheduled Presidential Elections
Swaziland | House of Assembly
Election day: 19 September 2008
Angola | National Assembly
Election day: 5 September 2008
See related news
- Voter registration
- International election observer missions
- Parties and coalitions registered for election
- Provisional results
Zimbabwe | Presidential (2nd Round) and By-Elections
Election day: 27 June 2008
Zimbabwe | Presidential, House of Assembly and Senate
Election day: 29 March 2008
See the latest information about Harmonised Elections in Zimbabwe:
News related to Presidential candidates, Parliamentary candidates by party and Women candidates in the elections
Madagascar | National Assembly
Election day: 23 Sep 2007
The ruling Tiako i Madagasikara is returned to power in an election marked by apathy and low turn-out. More...
Lesotho | National Assembly
Election day: 17 Feb 2007
The election was marked by controversy and conflict over the allocation of compensatory seats by the Independent Electoral Commission. More...
Madagascar | Referendum
Polling day: 4 Apr 2007
Voters overwhelmingly approved constitutional amendments that gave additional powers to the president and abolished the provinces. More...
Welcome to the Regional Centre page for Southern Africa. This page is facilitated by EISA, an associated member of the ACE network. Here you will find updated information about the region, such as electoral news, case studies and election-related links. To access this material, use the menus to the right. If you need information about other regions, select another Regional Centre from the drop-down menu on the left.
Contact EISA for feedback:
Tel: +27 11 482 5495
Fax: +27 11 482 6163
OR via Email
Regional Events
UPCOMING
Symposium:The Fourth Annual EISA Symposium
The Fourth Annual EISA Symposium will be held in November this year with the theme Preventing and Managing Violent Election Related Conflicts in Africa: Exploring Good Practices. Read more about the 2009 Symposium.
Workshop: Development of Sustainable Voter Registration Methodologies
EISA will hold a two day workshop on the Development of Sustainable Voter Registration Methodologies on the 19th to 20th November at the Rosebank Crowne Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Recent
Election Course: IAJ Election Reporting course
The Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ) conducted a three-day course on Election Reporting from 28-30 January in Johannesburg, 10-12 February in Durban, 16-18 February in Cape Town, and on 23-25 February 2009 in Johannesburg.
Workshop: South African political parties training
EISA held a workshop for South African political parties in North West Province from 28th - 30th January 2009.
Seminar: Women's participation and representation in the conduct of public affairs
The seminar launched a national Plan of action to increase women's participation and representation in the conduct of public affairs in Madagascar on 26 January 2009, in Hotel Carlton, Antananarivo.
Workshop: Political Parties workshop
EISA conducted two workshops for political parties in the southern districts of Qachas' Nek and Quthing in Lesotho from 19th - 21st January 2009.
Civil Society - Parliament Engagement
EISA held a parliamentarian's workshop in Antananarivo, Madagascar as well as a dialogue between parliamentarians and civil society organisations on 6 November.
Workshop: Promoting Intra - Party Democracy in Lesotho
EISA held two back to back workshops for political parties in Mokhotlong Districts in Lesotho from 10th to 15th November 2008.
Exercise: EISA - Mozambique Parallel Vote tabulation exercise
Mozambique held its 3rd municipal elections on 19 November 2008 and EISA in collaboration with the Electoral Observatory, a local coalition of eight civil society organisations, will conduct a parallel vote tabulation exercise in 13 of the 43 municipal races.
Workshop: Political parties Training
EISA held a workshop for South African political parties on 17 - 19 November 2008, in Polokwane Province, South Africa. The workshop is the first of a series of provincial based capacity building workshops.
Workshop: SADC - ESN Capacity Building Workshop
EISA and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) co-hosted a capacity building workshop for members of the SADC Electoral Support Network (SADC-ESN) on 25 - 27 November 2008 in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Symposium: Strengthening Democratic Governance through APRM - A civil society dialogue
The Third Annual EISA Symposium was held on 21 - 22 October 2008, Maputo, Mozambique entitled "Strengthening Democratic Governance through APRM - A civil society dialogue"
International Meeting: Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation
The International meeting of the endorsing organisations took place on 23 - 24 October 2008 in Maputo, Mozambique.
Workshop: Civil society–Parliament Engagement
The Legislative Support programme held a two day workshop with national civil society organisations (CSOs) in Antananarivo, Madagascar on 1 and 2 September 2008. Read More>>
Workshop: The role and challenges of Civil Society Engagement in the Post - Election Dispute Resolution
EISA held a workshop on the role and challenges of civil society engagement in the Post - election dispute resolution from 21 - 23 July in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Workshop: Technical training for the Malawi Electoral Commission
EISA held an orientation workshop for the commissioners and training of trainers for senior staff of the Malawi electoral commission (MEC) from 02 -06 June in Zomba, Malawi. Read More>>
Workshop: Effective Electoral assistance workshop
EISA supported the fifth edition of the Joint Training on Effective Electoral Assistance, organized by the European Commission, United Nations Development Programme and International IDEA, in Mozambique, Maputo on 23 to 28 June 2008. Read more>>
Workshop: Challenges of Election management & prospects for reforms in Madagascar
EISA held a workshop on Challenges of election management and prospects for reforms in Antananarivo, Madagascar on 22 May 2008
Workshop: Political Parties workshop
EISA held a capacity building workshop for South African political parties from 26 - 28 May 2008 at EISA, Johannesburg
Workshop: Political Parties workshop
EISA held a capacity building workshop for Sudan political parties from 28 - 30 April 2008, Kha'toum
Training: BRIDGE trained the Facilitators in Pretoria
IDEA in partnership with the South Africa Electoral Commission (IEC) held a 10 day BRIDGE Train the Facilitator Course in Pretoria, South Africa on 3 – 14 March 2008
Workshop: Political Parties workshop
EISA hosted a capacity building workshop for political parties in Lesotho from 9 - 11 April 2008
Workshop: Training in voter's roll testing methodologies
EISA worked in collaboration with the Mozambican Electoral Observatory to conduct a workshop in 12 March 2008 in Mozambique
Workshop: Zimbabwe Elections Support Network (ZESN) prepare for Elections
Zimbabwe Elections Support Network (ZESN) hosted a BRIDGE course for the different organisations in its network in mid-January 2008.
Workshop: Malawi Electoral Commission staff undergo training
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), with support from UNDP Malawi, trained the third group of secretariat staff at Hotel Masongola in Zomba, Malawi from 11th to 15th February 2008.
Symposium: Democracy and Development
The Second Annual EISA Symposium was held on 20-24 October 2007, Johannesburg, South Africa entitled "In Search of Sustainable Democratic Governance for Africa: Does Democracy Work for Developing Countries?"
Workshop: Gender, Media & Democracy
Southern African Media and Gender Institute invited activists and staff of NGOs and CBOs to its workshop from 29 October to 2 November 2007 in Zimbabwe.
Conference: Election Disputes
A conference was held to promote regional dialogue on election related disputes and share experiences across countries in terms of best practice in managing them entitled Lesotho's 2007 General Election: Challenges & prospects for the constructive management of post election disputes.
