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Development Aid

“Izandla ziyagezana” - “Hands Wash Each Other”

Those who doubt USA 'undemocracy' could benefit from reviewing the following article:

"Is America a democracy if so why does it deny millions the vote?"
The Guardian (November 2019)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/07/is-america-a-democracy-if-so-why-does-it-
deny-millions-the-vote
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They might also like to ponder the following quote :

"Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the
other party is unfit to rule-and both commonly succeed, and are right."

H. L. Mencken, Minority Report 468
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In the UK and the USA, and elsewhere, the reality of 'zuŋ u democracy is that the
'opposition' goes to inordinate lengths to undermine the government of the day. In what

way can that possibly assist the development of underdeveloped African countries?
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Electoral Integrity
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Contrary to the perception of many 'zuŋ u there are already some African nations who
are seen to have a high standard of 'electoral integrity' - some scoring higher than the UK

and the USA.

Perceptions of Electoral Integrity Index by Country

The PEI country-level mean scores cover national elections held 2012-2018

Scale ranges from 0-100.

Cape Verde 71
Benin 70
Tunisia 68

UK 66 ***

Ghana 65
Mauritius 64
South Africa 63