Beyond the ballot: AI, voter rights and the future of elections in Africa
Democratic values must be protected amid the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence
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IEC launches voter registration, surpasses its previous highest record of daily activity
South Africans will vote in national and provincial elections on a date yet to be set, between May and August 2024
Why young people must vote in the 2024 national elections
It is important to directly speak to young South Africans to inform them why it is important to vote
State of the Nation: Pomp, pageantry and irrelevance
South Africa need not accept a political culture that offers up leaders who are out of touch with the nation’s realities
Make Brazil great again: Bolsonaro’s right-wing policies are not the trump
To understand more about what’s going on in South America’s most populous country, and what might happen next, The Continent spoke to João Bosco Monte, the head of the Brazil Africa Institute
Uganda: Bobi Wine’s crisis of confidence
Ugandan opposition leader’s popularity frightened Museveni into even greater autocracy
Do the right thing, vote EFF — Malema
Malema said South Africans were “compromised by t-shirts” making them forget their struggles and parties’ broken promises
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Heartwarming #ElectionDay as the personal becomes the political for voters
Voting can be an educational, bonding experience, as voters show.
SA observers heckled while declaring Namibian poll free and fair
By noon on Sunday Swapo presidential candidate Hage Geingob led with 84 percent of the roughly 10 percent of votes officially released so far.
Expats can now vote in SA elections abroad
South African citizens living overseas will be given their first-ever chance to register abroad to vote in the upcoming national elections.
Zimbabwe’s chaotic early voting a bad omen
A shambolic special vote and empty coffers bode ill for the country’s July 31 election.
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Zimbabwe voters’ roll fraud exposed
The Zanu-PF is resorting to underhanded means to ensure it registers enough voters to win elections in Zimbabwe.
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Aid workers overwhelmed as Sudanese go home to vote
Aid workers in South Sudan have criticised the government for not helping with the influx of citizens hoping to vote from the north.