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Kubatana uses Frontline SMS to monitor and report on Zimbabwean elections

Submitted by sokari on 7 April, 2008 - 15:47.
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Kubatana.net is the second Zimbabwean human rights group to use Web 2.0 technology to monitor and report on the elections and the third in Africa following the Ushahidi project on the Kenyan elections started in January. Sokwanele [Enough is Enough] created a google map for mapping election breaches using data they collected from their Zimbabwean Election Watch series.
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Sokwanele: Mapping Zimbabwe’s Election Breaches

Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 29 March, 2008 - 17:07.
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(Crossposted from whiteafrican.com. With all eyes on Zimbabwe's election today and everyone hoping and praying for the best outcome - Sokwanele is an inspirational initiative which demonstrates how civil society can use Web 2.0 to engage at critical moments to try to ensure the best outcome. Comments on whiteafrican.com also very interesting, hinting at potential support for initiatives such as Sokwanele in the Ushahidi project which just made the finalist round in the N2Y3 Mashup Competition)

Few people around Africa, or the world, are unaware of the injustices being perpetrated against Zimbabweans by their government. It has gone from being the “bread basket of Africa” to a place of staggering inflation and a broken economy. Through it all, there are a few voices online that help bring the real stories of what is happening there to the world.

One of those voices is Sokwanele (which means “enough is enough”), an excellent resource for background and news. Just recently they posted on their blog This is Zimbabwe about a project they have created to map breaches in the Zimbabwe elections using Google maps.

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Mapping Zimbabwe elections with Google maps

Submitted by sokari on 25 March, 2008 - 13:25.
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Zimbabwe goes to the elections on Saturday the 29th and there seems to be little optimism about the ultimate outcome. Sokwanele have created a number of graphics under their "Election Watch" series including this Google map showing election breaches.

 

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Quick Tech Links

Submitted by sokari on 3 March, 2008 - 16:09.
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Zimbabwe has launched a solar energy project for computers in schools. The project is a joint effort between the government and Mukonitronics Private Limited. The policy is running in parallel with a Government initiative to ensure all new teachers are computer literate.

South Africa is considering following the UK with a new bill to stop illegal downloads of music and video from the internet. If passed the law would require ISPs to monitor subscribers downloading.

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