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A visible record

Corrections and publication updates

Each entry explains a confirmed change, its date and the affected pages. A record correction changes information; a website update changes how that information is presented.

  1. Record correction ·

    Archive author cards aligned with their credited contributors

    Some archive articles displayed a generic editorial desk card even when the byline credited a named contributor or a different desk. The profile cards now identify and link to the credited author or desk. This includes Sonwabile Ngoza’s earlier youth-empowerment article and Bongani Mabusela’s Maqoma essay. Their original bylines and article text are retained.

  2. Record correction ·

    PDF page-footer text removed from candidate names

    A documented transcription repair removed trailing PDF page-footer text from 2,135 candidate-name strings after comparison with the published national source. Nomination rows were neither added nor removed. The research note records the method, source and limits.