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It’s the meltdown, stupid
Look back at the polls just two months ago and you will see that John McCain was nipping at Barack Obama’s heels in the race to the White House.
United States Elections
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The challenge ahead
Let’s be clear about this: Barack Obama has achieved an immense and historic victory.
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US slays its demons
There are times when the usually glacial pace of social progress accelerates to such a degree that you feel you are experiencing it in real time.
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Obama’s new United States
Barack Obama will pay homage to Abraham Lincoln when he takes the oath of office as the United States’s next president in January.
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World hails Obama’s victory, urges change of tack
World leaders have hailed Barack Obama’s triumph in the US election, and have called for the global superpower to change the way it does business.
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Obama faces daunting wartime transition
President-elect Barack Obama will quickly face big decisions as the US undergoes its first wartime change of administration since the Vietnam era.
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Africa cheers Obama victory
African leaders on Wednesday hailed the prospect of the first black United States president entering the White House.
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Mandela hails Obama after election victory
Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela on Wednesday congratulated United States president-elect Barack Obama on his election victory.
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Obama’s victory brings a new dawn of leadership
The man who once described himself as a ”skinny kid with a funny name” stood before the crowd and took upon his shoulders the weight of leadership.
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Motlanthe joins leaders in congratulating Obama
South African President Kgalema Motlanthe congratulated United States president elect Barack Obama on Wednesday on his victory.
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Republicans in Texas shattered by Obama win
Sue Harris was not quite sure how to react to the victory of Barack Obama. At a party held by the local Republican party, she was lost for words.
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‘Change has come to America’
Barack Obama rode a wave of voter discontent to a historic White House victory on Tuesday, promising change as the first black US president.
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Staying close to the candidates on the trail
On one campaign flight in August, I was finally getting some rest when I was woken by a familiar baritone. I looked up, startled, to see Barack Obama.
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Obama, McCain await voters’ decision
Barack Obama and John McCain faced the verdict of Americans voting on Tuesday after a long and bitter struggle for the White House.
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Obama and McCain face judgement of US voters
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain face the verdict of United States voters on Tuesday after a long and bitter struggle.
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Obama ends final rally with cry for change
Presidential frontrunner Barack Obama issued a barnstorming call for change at his final campaign rally on Monday.
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Stock markets mixed ahead of US vote
World stock markets turned mixed on Monday as already nervous investors waited for Tuesday’s United States presidential vote.
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Obama in command on eve of US vote
Barack Obama stood on the threshold of history on Monday as polls gave the Democrat a solid lead over John McCain on the last day of campaigning.
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Winning was the easy bit, Mr President
Whether it’s Barack Obama or John McCain who makes it to the White House, the briefing the president gets on the economy will be a sombre affair.
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Palin falls prey to Canadian pranksters
US vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin fell prey to a prankster on Saturday when he called her impersonating French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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History beckons Obama, McCain on election day
Americans choose on Tuesday between Barack Obama and John McCain in an epochal election that could enshrine their first black president.
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McCain renews attacks on ‘far left’ Obama
John McCain ramped up his attacks on Democratic rival Barack Obama on Saturday, describing his rival as stuck in the ”far left lane” of US politics.
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McCain, Obama battle enters final weekend
John McCain on Friday seized on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s star power in Ohio, a state critical to his hopes of clawing back Barack Obama’s lead.
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Obama campaign claims edge in early voting
Barack Obama’s campaign says Democratic voters are piling up imposing early voting totals in battleground states.
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McCain team claims Obama’s lead is narrowing
Barack Obama and John McCain are embarking on a frenzied, multi-state blitz over the final days of the election campaign.
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Barack who?
Bulawayo, my home city, is well known for its wide roads that allowed ox-span wagons to turn with ease.
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Obama, Bill Clinton join forces for change
Bill Clinton and Barack Obama buried the hatchet and joined forces on Wednesday to deliver a rousing call for change six days from the US election.
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McCain renews attacks on Obama links to radical
John McCain renewed his attacks on Barack Obama’s ties to a 1960s radical on Wednesday as he targeted voters in the key battleground state of Florida.
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Obama’s final TV blitz to focus on economy
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama launches an unprecedented television blitz on Wednesday to push his economic message on US networks.
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Obama, McCain spar over economy
White House frontrunner Barack Obama on Monday traded blows with John McCain over how to repair the stricken United States economy.
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Obama bids to close the deal with voters
Barack Obama was on Monday set to present his "closing argument" to voters as his epic White House duel with John McCain entered its final week.
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US may get a president before black Americans vote
The manipulation and intimidation that African-Americans must face in order to cast a vote will only get worse this year.
