{"id":33943,"date":"2026-05-07T10:32:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=33943"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:32:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:32:45","slug":"iec-unveils-african-elections-journal-before-sa-local-government-vote","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/iec-unveils-african-elections-journal-before-sa-local-government-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"IEC unveils African elections journal before SA local government vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">As South Africa (SA) counts down to the November 4, local government elections, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has launched a special issue of the Journal of African Elections.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">The Chapter 9 institution worked with the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa on the publication.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">It examines both progress and persistent challenges in ensuring elections reflect the true will of the people.<br \/>\nKhayelihle\u00a0Khumalo\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n<p>The release of the special journal on African elections, a central theme is political party funding and how to prevent financial influence from distorting voter choice.<\/p>\n<p>With local government elections approaching, the\u00a0IEC\u00a0says it is engaging stakeholders to ensure credible and successful polls on November 4.<\/p>\n<p>But challenges remain, post-election violence continues to threaten democratic stability in parts of Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Experts are calling for stronger safeguards to uphold free and fair elections. The IEC says it will intensify voter education efforts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Stressing the importance of participation in a transparent and accountable electoral process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">&#8211;SABC&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14466,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-33943","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"SA counts down to the November 4, local government election","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33944,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33943\/revisions\/33944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=33943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}