George Washington University » Alison Chatfield http://estreetbeat.com School Informations Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:10:53 +0000 en hourly 1 Dispatch From Abroad: Cape Town, South Africa http://estreetbeat.com/2009/05/08/dispatch-from-abroad-cape-town-south-africa/ http://estreetbeat.com/2009/05/08/dispatch-from-abroad-cape-town-south-africa/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 07:08:29 +0000 http://estreetbeat.com/?p=24

By Alison Chatfield

As Americans witness the close of the first 100 days of President Obama’s term in office, I’ve been busy watching a very different system of politics morph before my very eyes.  Or at least, I’ve seen a lot of political posters.  Posters making dramatic proclamations in multiple languages, posters with posed national leaders in crisp business suits and even crisper smiles, posters with some very controversial color choices.  Basically, there were a lot of posters in Cape Town this April.

Being in South Africa for the re-election of the African National Congress (ANC) Party was not as exciting as it seems.Â

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