Southern Africa

Fourteen authors from nine African and two European countries came together to launch the publication of the second edition of “Outside the Ballot Box: Preconditions for Elections in Southern Africa” on November 16.

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) announced the launch of the book, which focuses on controversial subjects such as strategies for change in Zimbabwe, the growth of poverty in South Africa, and the character of liberation movements as governments.

The book dissects elections held over the past year and discusses those pending in the near future. It emphasizes the importance of the rules for elections in Africa to remain consistent and the need for a pan-African consensus and consolidation of election principles, norms and standards.

A PDF version of the book is available at http://www.misa.org/ballotbox.html.

For more information, email Jeanette Minnie at jcmin@iafrica.com or telephone +27 11 782 8003.