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A ballot is stamped at a Johannesburg voting station, during South Africa’s national and provincial elections on 29 May, 2024. (Delwyn Verasamy, Mail & Guardian)
ARAB SPRING

Democracy in Africa: digital voting technology and social media can be a force for good – and bad

Many African countries have weak election management systems, and citizens are rightly worried about human interference in electoral processes

  • Maxwell Maseko
5 min read
How does a continent that has suffered decades of state capture and democratic decline ensure free, fair and participatory electoral processes for effective democratic governance? Technology may be the answer. (Delwyn Verasamy, M&G)
AFRICA

E-voting versus paper ballots

Allowing independent candidates to contest the next general election in South Africa is a boon for democracy. Prof. Colin Thakur asks if it is time to move to an electronic…

  • Prof. Colin Thakur
5 min read