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South Africa elections: what are the issues and will ANC lose its majority?

Country goes to polls on 29 May and unemployment, inequality and power cuts have dented ruling party’s support

The Guardian - UK

South Africans lose faith in ruling ANC as income inequality grows

South Africa will vote on 29 May – three decades after the end of apartheid. The African National Congress has been in power since then, but polls are predicting the party will lose its majority with many voters disgruntled by its failure to address inequality.

Radio France Internationale

Can Jacob Zuma emerge as kingmaker in South Africa’s election?

Zuma’s MK party is gaining in polls while ANC support slips. But is he still as influential outside the ruling party?

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Why South Africa’s opposition may struggle to unseat the ruling ANC

Despite the ANC facing possible voter decline this election, analysts say the opposition is splintered and disorganised.

Al Jazeera

IMF Executive Board Meeting On IMF Executive Board Meeting On Top News.1 Billion Pakistan Disbursement.1 Billion Pakistan Disbursement

IMF approves IMF Executive Board Meeting On Top News.1 Billion Pakistan Disbursement.1 billion for Pakistan under EFF program to support economic reforms and stability.

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Jacob Zuma’s nine lives: How South Africa’s ex-president keeps coming back

Zuma has survived a series of political setbacks and legal challenges. Now he’s challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Al Jazeera

South Africa's ANC and DA look at coalition deal as elections loom

South Africans will go to polls on Friday 29 May to elect a new National Assembly, which will then choose the next president. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is betting on retaining its parliamentary majority but faces the biggest challenge since it came to power in 1994.

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Stop Your Car From Spying on You

Modern cars are smartphones on wheels, but with less protection for your data.

Reason

Electronic Frontier Foundation Seeks to Unseal DOCSIS-Related Patent Beef Between Charter and Entropic

'The legal issues in the case and their potential implications for the DOCSIS standard are a matter of public concern,' digital rights group says

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The New York Times Again Worries That Free Speech Endangers Democracy

The newspaper portrays the constitutional challenge to the government's social media meddling as a conspiracy by Donald Trump's supporters.

Reason

Feds Target Journalist Tim Burke With Law Intended for Hackers

An escalation in the war between people who publish secrets and those who seek to keep them.

Reason

Proposition E Would Make It Easier for Police To Surveil San Francisco

The measure, which will be on the March 5 ballot, would greatly expand the SFPD's power while subjecting it to even less scrutiny.

Reason

Don't give up the fight for privacy

Right now there’s less reason than ever to believe the battle for data privacy is lost

Salon

S.Africa Opposition Vows To Slash Power Cuts, Unemployment

The liberal Democratic Alliance, fighting to keep its place as South Africa's official opposition party, launched its electoral campaign Saturday ahead of a hotly contested vote, vowing to crush power cuts and slash high unemployment.

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Buoyed By Polls, S.Africa's Radical Left Party Launches Election Campaign

Rising in the polls and vying to become South Africa's leading opposition party, the radical leftist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will launch its electoral campaign on Saturday ahead of a hotly contested vote.

The Guardian - US

‘A privacy nightmare’: the $400m surveillance package inside the US immigration bill

Experts issue warning over bipartisan measure’s funding for towers and DNA tests that would ‘hyper-amplify what’s already happening’

Reason

Controversial Surveillance Law Up for Renewal (Again) in April

Congress gave FISA’s Section 702 a brief lease on life, but civil liberties concerns haven’t gone away.

Reason

Miami Police Used Clearview AI Facial Recognition in Arrest of Homeless Man

Facial recognition technology is increasingly being deployed by police officers across the country, but the scope of its use has been hard to pin down.

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The Cops Are Watching You

New online database details the shocking extent of intrusive surveillance tech used by American police.

Al Jazeera

Altruism, opportunism or both: What pushed South Africa to ICJ over Gaza?

Pretoria’s intent is under scrutiny as it presents an all-important case against Israel’s war in Gaza at the ICJ.

Al Jazeera

‘Hold Israel accountable’: South Africans rally behind Gaza amid ICJ case

As their government takes Israel to The Hague on genocide allegations, South Africans are standing by Palestine.

The Guardian - US

How 2023 became the year Congress forgot to ban TikTok

Momentum seemed to be with US lawmakers as they planned to stop 150m Americans from using TikTok. What happened?

Reason

House Proposal Would Expand Federal Warrantless Spying Authority

One bill set to be considered would grow the scope of federal digital surveillance and would authorize the federal government to use those powers against more individuals.

Al Jazeera

S Africa’s ruling ANC to back opposition motion to close Israeli embassy

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the International Criminal Court to investigate Israel for war crimes in Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Dream or mirage: Can South Africa’s white-led opposition win in 2024?

South Africa’s key opposition party believes it is the government-in-waiting ahead of the 2024 vote. But analysts doubt.

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