ABSTRACT
Two hypotheses were tested in the preceding chapters. These are that two of the determinants of distinct differences in political affiliation at the sub national level in southern Africa are (i) the regional distributions of populations with different ‘ethnic’ identities and (ii) residence in urban or rural constituencies. The electoral geographies o f Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland were investi gated, and the political allegiances of the electorate o f a selected region in four o f these countries was explored in greater detail, in order to assess the validity o f the hypotheses.
