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Zimbabwe: Electoral Malpractice Captured on Google Map

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Posted by: Guest Author on March 25, 2008 Under: Discussion Lounge, Editor's Pick, Zimbabwe



‘This is Zimbabwe’ blog features another creative use of web technology in civic matters, excerpts:

Sokwanele has mapped a sample of breaches logged under our Zimbabwe Election Watch (ZEW) project using Google’s map function.

The interactive map aims to give a visual impression of the scale and many ways in which the Zimbabwean government has breached the SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections. Elections are a process, not an event, and the same applies to rigging: the scene has been set for unfree and unfair elections on March 29th, and the conditions on the ground have been developed through many months of non-compliance with regional electoral standards.

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