CategoriesNews and Views South AfricaThe 2024 elections will be South Africa’s 7th National and Provincial elections marks the year that South Africa celebrates 30 years of democracy. While democracy as a set of social practices appear to be flourishing, the record on the performance of successive dominant party democratic governments with the African National Congress (ANC) at the helm, […]
CategoriesNews and Views South AfricaArtificial Intelligence, or AI, is the new buzz term. It is the new buzz term not just for the elections, but for how it is projected to change the way the world of work will change, how jobs will be done, and the changing ways in which humans interact with technology. So, what is meant […]
CategoriesNews and Views South AfricaThe 2024 national and provincial elections in South Africa takes place under a slightly revised electoral system, following the Constitutional Courts ruling of 2021 mandating that Parliament must devise a new electoral system, one that accommodates independent candidates. Following a process of consultations, including the establishment of a ministerial advisory committee on the electoral system, […]
CategoriesLiberia News and Views South AfricaAs we navigate the ever-evolving landscape of digital media and gear up for the 2024 South African General Elections, it is crucial to recognise the dangers that disinformation poses to the core of our democratic process. Disinformation polarises communities, misleads voters, and erodes trust in public institutions, and during election periods, electoral institutions, and processes, […]
CategoriesSouth Africa News and ViewsSouth Africa’s 2024 National and Provincial elections are scheduled to take place on the 29th of May. These elections represent thirty years of democracy as well as thirty years of uninterrupted African National Congress (ANC) governance nationally and in most provinces. A raft of opinion polls speculate that this uninterrupted ANC governance may change nationally, […]
CategoriesNews and ViewsSuccess Masra, president of the Transformers party and fierce opponent of the Déby dynastic power, has recently been named as Prime Minister of Chad. Does the Transformers Party’s alliance with the government signify the death of the opposition? EISA’s Baïdessou Soukolgue, who himself is a Chadian national, responds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFHtKKldUC4
CategoriesNews and ViewsEISA’s Executive Director was invited to write a journal article for the South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA). This for SAIIA’s special edition (SAJIA Vol 30.3) entitled “Safeguarding Election Management Bodies in the Age of Democratic Recession”. The edition was guest edited by Toby James (University of East Anglia), Khabele Matlosa (former EISA Director […]
