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"The election in KwaZulu-Natal could become very messy - expect a lot disputes and contestation over the results," Prof Calland said.

“Especially during difficult moments of intense political contestation, it is essential that all members of our university community respect each other and not engage in authoritarian power plays.”

The snowballing movement of contestation in France is another manifestation of a global food crisis worsened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a major food producer.

None of these atrocities were addressed in a timely fashion by the signatories to the convention, and some campaigns that arguably meet the definition, like China’s mass detention of its Uyghur minority and other crimes against civilians that remain “free,” are ongoing without much sign of active contestation from other countries.

The commission's handling of the electoral roll dispute and "the shrinking of the political space, sets the stage for the contestation of the results, and even possible electoral violence," said the analyst Kibangula.