Tsonga is spoken by approximately 1,750,000 people in South Africa and an estimated 3,275,000 in the region including countries such as Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Other names used for the language are Shitsonga, Thonga, Tonga, Shangana, and Shangaan.songa is spoken by approximately 1,750,000 people in South Africa and an estimated 3,275,000 in the region including countries such as Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Other names used for the language are Shitsonga, Thonga, Tonga, Shangana, and Shangaan.
Barack Obama defeated Republican John McCain by winning the popular election on November 4, 2008, winning 52.9% of the popular vote.
In the 2008 election, Obama was elected president, defeating the Republican nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, with 53% of the popular vote and 68% of the electoral vote, succeeding two-term Republican President George W. Bush, the former Governor of Texas.