South Africans Are Angry - So Why Don’t They Vote?
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With South Africa just one month away from local government elections, the biggest question may not be who wins but whether South Africans still believe winning an election can actually change their lives.
Voter apathy is growing, but is South Africa really becoming apathetic or are people simply angry and losing faith in the political system?Turnout has declined over the years, while frustration over electricity, water, jobs, crime and basic services continues to fuel protests and public anger.
Justice Malala and Mondli Makhanya unpack the tension between **political apathy and political anger**, and ask what happened to the belief that voting could make tomorrow better. They examine whether the ANC's long dominance has damaged faith not only in government, but in democracy itself and whether new political forces can restore that trust.
Then, the debate over the return of the death penalty raises an even bigger question: why are South Africans increasingly turning towards extreme solutions? Is it simply anger about crime, or is it a symptom of a state that people no longer believe is doing its job?
From voter apathy and local government to crime, the death penalty, immigration and the responsibilities of citizens between elections, this is a conversation about something bigger than November's vote:
Do South Africans still believe politics can change anything?
#ThisIsPolitics #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanPolitics #VoterApathy #LocalElections #Democracy #Voting #DeathPenalty
Voter apathy is growing, but is South Africa really becoming apathetic or are people simply angry and losing faith in the political system?Turnout has declined over the years, while frustration over electricity, water, jobs, crime and basic services continues to fuel protests and public anger.
Justice Malala and Mondli Makhanya unpack the tension between **political apathy and political anger**, and ask what happened to the belief that voting could make tomorrow better. They examine whether the ANC's long dominance has damaged faith not only in government, but in democracy itself and whether new political forces can restore that trust.
Then, the debate over the return of the death penalty raises an even bigger question: why are South Africans increasingly turning towards extreme solutions? Is it simply anger about crime, or is it a symptom of a state that people no longer believe is doing its job?
From voter apathy and local government to crime, the death penalty, immigration and the responsibilities of citizens between elections, this is a conversation about something bigger than November's vote:
Do South Africans still believe politics can change anything?
#ThisIsPolitics #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanPolitics #VoterApathy #LocalElections #Democracy #Voting #DeathPenalty
