Digital Election Risks, Telkom Growth and Crypto Uncertainty Lead ITWeb Headlines
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Firstly, a new report by the Johannesburg-based Campaign on Digital Ethics (CODE) warns that South African voters will enter the 2026 local government elections with fewer protections against online manipulation, voter suppression and discriminatory political targeting, as election campaigning increasingly shifts to algorithms and social media platforms controlled by global technology companies.
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