2019 South African general election
General elections were held in South Africa on 8 May 2019 to elect a new President, National Assembly and provincial legislatures in each province. These were the sixth elections held since the end of apartheid in 1994 and determined who would become the next President of South Africa.
Image: Mmusi Maimane (cropped 2)
Image: PJ Groenewald (cropped)
An EFF election poster in Cape Town.
A Good party campaign bus in Cape Town. An African Christian Democratic Party election poster can be seen on the lamp post in front of the bus.
President of South Africa
The president of South Africa is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa. The president directs the executive branch of the government and is the commander-in-chief of the South African National Defence Force. Between 1961 and 1994, the office of head of state was the state presidency.
Image: Nelson Mandela 1994
Image: Sth Africa.Thabo Mbeki.01 (cropped 2)
Image: Kgalema Motlanthe at the 12th AU Summit (cropped)
Image: Jacob G. Zuma World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2010