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Empowered at the Polls: Gen Z's Belief in Bringing Meaningful Change through Voting

Higher Education

Empowered at the Polls: Gen Z's Belief in Bringing Meaningful Change through Voting

Issued by Varsity Vibe 1 May 2024

Chief Justice Raymond Zondo -

Law Practice

#SAelections24: Parliament, provincial legislatures lists to be handed over to Chief Justice Zondo

4 Jun 2024

Law Practice

#SAelections24: IEC receives 579 objections

3 Jun 2024

Former South African President Jacob Zuma speaks to his suppoters during the launch of the election manifesto of his new political party, uMkhonto we Sizwe, ahead of a general election on 29 May, at a rally in Soweto, South Africa, 18 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Law Practice

#SAelections24: Zuma disqualified from running for parliament, ConCourt rules

Anait Miridzhanian 20 May 2024

Source: © Benoni City Times Spending in preparation for the upcoming elections could have had a positive impact on economic activity in April

Economy

Load shedding suspension and upcoming elections see ‘positive mood’ in economic activity

8 May 2024

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Legislation

Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill, the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill signed into law

8 May 2024

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Cyber Law

#SAelections24: Leaked IEC candidates list - being the 'responsible party' under PoPIA

Jodi Poswelletski and Keitumetse Khutsoane 3 May 2024

Google has built up election experience from its global operations

Technology

#SAelections24: Google steps up to safeguard voters

2 May 2024

Image supplied. TikTok has announced several initiatives with the local electoral commission and civil society organisations to combat misinformation

Media Freedom

#SAelections24: Initiatives to fight misinformation, provide access to reliable information launched

26 Apr 2024

Source: © 123rf Applications for accreditation for national and provincial Results Operations Centres (ROCs) have opened

Media

#SAelections24: Media accreditation for all Results Operation Centres

24 Apr 2024

Source: ©UCT Icasa will allocate Party Election Broadcast (PEB) slots to Political Parties and Independent Candidates in the upcoming elections

Media Freedom

Icasa to allocate Party Election Broadcast (PEB) slots to political parties and independent candidates

17 Apr 2024

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Media & Entertainment Law

African nations adopt digital and social media guidelines

28 Feb 2024

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Legislation

IEC welcomes Constitutional Court judgment

5 Dec 2023

The Constitutional Court has not yet issued judgment on a crucial case about next year’s election. The case was heard in August. Archive photo: Ciaran Ryan | GroundUp

Law Practice

Constitutional Court accused of taking too long to rule on crucial election case

Tania Broughton 29 Nov 2023

Media

Invitation: Media in Elections training session for journalists ahead of 2024 elections

22 Nov 2023

Futurelect launches free civic education learning platform

E-learning

Futurelect launches free civic education learning platform

1 Nov 2023

IEC leadership meets with Primedia

Media

IEC leadership meets with Primedia

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 14 Aug 2023

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Legislation

Electoral Amendment Bill sent to the President for assent

24 Feb 2023

Branded notebooks with images of Nigerian presidential candidates are displayed at a shopping center in Abuja, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Abraham Achirga.

Advertising

Printers of Nigeria election regalia lose out as ad campaigns pivot online

Abraham Achirga, Sofia Christensen, Hereward Holland and Aurora Ellis 8 Feb 2023

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Legislation

National Assembly approves Electoral Amendment Bill

21 Oct 2022

Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto and presidential candidate for the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Kenya Kwanza political coalition, poses for a picture after being declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election, at the IEBC National Tallying Centre at the Bomas of Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya 15 August 2022. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Legal

Kenya braces for legal battle after Ruto declared president-elect

James Macharia Chege and others 16 Aug 2022

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Criminal Law

IEC official sentenced for local government election fraud

17 Jun 2022

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Higher Education

Justice Maya to be installed as University of Mpumalanga Chancellor

30 Nov 2021

Raising the bar for community storytelling

Media

Raising the bar for community storytelling

29 Nov 2021

IEC chairperson Glen Mashinini

Law Practice

Electoral Commission complies with ConCourt ruling

7 Sep 2021

Electoral Commission lodges deferral application

Law Practice

Electoral Commission lodges deferral application

5 Aug 2021

Youth vs. brands: Who wins?

Youth Month

Youth vs. brands: Who wins?

Pat Mahlangu 22 Jun 2021

Information Regulator supports electoral law amendments

Legislation

Information Regulator supports electoral law amendments

11 Feb 2021

IEC to implement Political Party Funding Act

Legislation

IEC to implement Political Party Funding Act

1 Feb 2021

Political Party Funding Act effective from April

Legislation

Political Party Funding Act effective from April

22 Jan 2021

Enterprises UP's first virtual certificate ceremony with the Faculty of Theology and Religion

Higher Education

Enterprises UP's first virtual certificate ceremony with the Faculty of Theology and Religion

Issued by Enterprises University of Pretoria 15 Dec 2020

Four bills referred to National Assembly for consideration

Legislation

Four bills referred to National Assembly for consideration

3 Dec 2020

IEC warns of bogus employment advert

HR & Management

IEC warns of bogus employment advert

22 Oct 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Covid-19

Level 1 is here

17 Sep 2020

ConCourt rules Electoral Act unconstitutional

Legislation

ConCourt rules Electoral Act unconstitutional

12 Jun 2020

Police officers are seen near Lagos, Nigeria, on September 3, 2019. Journalists in Kogi and Bayelsa states reported being harassed and threatened during recent elections. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Temilade Adelaja.

Media Freedom

Nigerian journalists attacked and threatened

10 Dec 2019

The Loeries judges. © Loeries.

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2019: Day 1 judging finalists!

19 Aug 2019

Deadline looms for Political Party Funding hearings

Legislation

Deadline looms for Political Party Funding hearings

23 Jul 2019

Looking at technology's role in SA's democratic elections

Technology

Looking at technology's role in SA's democratic elections

4 Jul 2019

How youth expectations of local leadership mirror expectations of brands

Youth Month

How youth expectations of local leadership mirror expectations of brands

Jenni Pennacchini, Issued by KLA 21 Jun 2019

Double voting suspects appear in court

Criminal Law

Double voting suspects appear in court

10 May 2019

Digital

TimesLIVE's 2019 Elections website is up and running

29 Apr 2019

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Social Media

Social media: Promising arena for public debate

Rirhandzu Shengwenyana 5 Apr 2019

IEC postpones implementation of Political Party Funding Act

Legislation

IEC postpones implementation of Political Party Funding Act

4 Apr 2019

CEO of HDI Youth Consultancy, Bongani Chinkanda.

Youth Marketing

#NedbankIMC2019: Brands not being effective when marketing to a youth economy worth over R111bn

15 Mar 2019

Nigerian elections. Credit: CPJ Africa.

Media Freedom

Journalists in Nigeria detained, harassed, and assaulted

14 Mar 2019

Media Freedom

Sanef calls on Julius Malema, EFF leadership to apologise to Karima Brown

6 Mar 2019

Bill set to curb municipal corruption

Legislation

Bill set to curb municipal corruption

22 Feb 2019