Only about 75 per cent of eligible voters registered to vote in this election – the lowest percentage since apartheid
. Younger people, in particular, have abandoned the system, with only 19 per cent of the youngest eligible voters registering to vote this time, a much smaller percentage than in previous elections.
South Africa’s economy has repeatedly slipped into recession in recent years, annual growth has remained below 2 per cent for the past several years, and the unemployment rate has remained stubbornly high.The EFF has called for the seizure of all white-owned farmland to help reduce the persistently high rates of inequality and poverty in South Africa.
Despite Mr. Ramaphosa’s early attempts to clean up the most graft-ridden elements in his party, many voters were angered that the ANC refused to get rid of several cabinet ministers and top officials who have been linked to corruption. They remained on the ANC’s list for parliamentary seats, provoking a storm of criticism in the country.
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