The SANEF Elections Portal provides useful resources for journalists reporting on elections, including training materials, elections updates and resources, and an elections dashboard.
(2026), 2026 Elections Resources, Elections Training, Reporting Resources
When journalists are attacked online, the first response is often to ignore it, block the account and move on. Sometimes that is the safest immediate choice. But it should not be the only response. Online abuse against journalists needs to be recorded because it can show patterns such as who is being targeted, what kind […]
(2026), 2026 Disinformation, 2026 Elections Resources
One of the most useful lessons journalists can take from Africa Check is that fact-checking does not have to start after a false claim goes viral. It can start before. Africa Check has fact-checked South Africa’s State of the Nation Address every year since 2013. Their researchers do not know in advance exactly what the […]
(2026), 2026 Elections Resources
As SANEF has moved across the country hosting local government election workshops, one question has come up repeatedly from journalists and editors: where can we find the new ICASA election regulations, and how should we understand them in practice? It is a good question, because these rules matter for everyday election coverage. The guidelines were […]
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