As we approach the 2024 elections in South Africa, voters will encounter significant updates to the voting process. These changes, set by the Electoral Amendment Act signed in April 2023
When you vote in the 2024 South African elections, you’re participating in a process that determines who makes the big decisions for the country and your local area. For the
The need for civic technology in urban development cannot be overstated. As cities face an increasing number of challenges in the digital transition, it is critical that they are empowered
Thousands upon thousands of African women have been surveyed by fieldworkers in the DHS Programme. They were asked many questions about their health and well being, including very important questions
MyCandidate Nigeria is an open source platform that provides access to information on who is running for public office during elections. Welcome to the MyCandidate user guide. We’re here to
Open Cities Lab (OCL) hosted a webinar on 25 June 2022 with Youth Lab ZA, Africa Matters Initiative, and Young Urbanists to unpack what youth engagement and active citizenship looks
The founder of Open Cities Lab (OCL), Richard Gevers, was all over the South African press recently talking about mycandidate.opencitieslab.org — the tool that tells you who you can vote
Abigail Kemper from Open Cities lab interviews mother-daughter duo, Liz and Sarah, about the lead-up to the South African 2021 local municipal elections and their experiences using the MyCandidate.opencitieslab.org tool
“So, what do you do?” is a question that has become a frequent conversation starter in this period of my life. I take a quick glance around the room to
The ability to “follow the money” is only possible if transactions are recorded and published, (or if the data is leaked). In partnership with Corruption Watch, we at Open Cities
Open Data Day was an opportunity for Open Cities lab to gather our collective of community scientists in one room to work on our air quality monitoring project. This project
A few weeks ago, we held our first training session with the Durban Answers Brain’s Trust. The purpose of this training was to introduce some of the more technical aspects
A few weeks ago, we hosted a breakfast with some of the most dedicated, long-serving and influential civil servants and ex-civil servants in the city. We endearingly are calling this
This past February, I got a ticket from Metro Police for not having a current license on my car. Due to the manic nature of life currently, I completely forgot
We’ve been running our #AskDurban campaign for about 2 weeks now, and we’ve gotten quite a few interesting submissions of “how-do-I” questions about Durban. But while we’ve gotten a number