For more than a year SA has lived in anticipation of the 2024 election and the possibility of positive change of government that it presents.
For more than a year South Africans have lived in anticipation of the 2024 election and the possibility of positive change of government that it presents. As rolling blackouts worsened, as hunger escalated, as corruption continued, 2024 seemed like a godsend, democracy’s get-out-of-jail-free card — if we played it properly.
These two sentences came midway through Buccus’ article and are easy to pass over. However, they identify a “serious danger” that deserves further examination.suggest that the ANC is in serious decline and may not win a majority nationally or in key provinces and metros of Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. However, most leaders of the ANC do not want to retire gracefully from the feeding trough. They will therefore only be able to continue their rule through coalitions.
The problem is that instead of believing a party that genuinely represents their interests is possible, millions of people have disengaged from democracy. According to the IEC, the final voter’s roll is made up of— meaning about 13 million people have not registered. In other words, there are more votes-with-your-feet than any political party will win on May 29th.
“We have a deep and reasonable distrust of government, and yet we want and need government to do more to play its designated role. We don’t like politicians, and yet it is politicians who represent us and make decisions on our behalf. We don’t like how power operates and so we shun power, but we need power in order to transform it.”
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