The SANEF Elections Portal provides useful resources for journalists reporting on elections, including training materials, elections updates and resources, and an elections dashboard.
The South African National Editors’ Forum offers newsroom training on local government, municipal finances and elections reporting, in addition to a range of reporting resources available on the SANEF municipal elections portal elections.sanef.org.za. The training is part of SANEF’s ongoing capacity building and investment in democracy and governance reporting skills and resources to ensure that […]
Elections Training, Training Modules
Overview of this module: The constitutional rights of voters, and the constitutional and legislative framework applicable to elections; The role and functions of key electoral institutions such as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and Electoral Court; How the mixed-voting system of proportional representation (PR) and first-past-the-post (FPTP) (ward candidates) works in South Africa; What the […]
Elections Training, Training Modules
Overview of this module: The international law framework on the role of the media and the importance of access to information during elections. The regulatory framework and key provisions on elections relating to print and online media. The regulatory framework and key provisions on elections relating to broadcast media. Practical guidance for journalists covering the […]