On Elections 360 Daily ,less than a week before South Africa holds its seventh democratic elections , voters will for the first time receive three ballot papers instead of two ballots. While this has been hailed as a significant milestone in South Africa's young democracy, the new three-ballot voting system could cause confusion among voters. This is why on the show today, we speak to the Independent. Electoral Commission(IEC) to understand how the three-ballot system will work.
On Elections 360 Daily ,less than a week before South Africa holds its seventh democratic elections , voters will for the first time receive three ballot papers instead of two ballots. While this has been hailed as a significant milestone in South Africa's young democracy, the new three-ballot voting system could cause confusion among voters. Which is why on the show today, we speak to the Independent? Electoral Commission(IEC) to understand how the three-ballot system will work.
Today on Elections 360 Daily we talking to four independent candidates . The show aims to inform, educates, and raise awareness about the role of independent candidates can play in South African politics. They will talk about funding for their campaigns and main policy issues they will address if elected. We will cross to South Africans from different provinces to ask them about their understanding on the role of independent candidates. If they have confidence in their abilities and will vote for them.
Elections 360 Daily raises awareness about voting abroad. We spoke to South Africans working and living abroad about voting in 2024. They spoke about how they were looking forward to voting and are registered to vote but spoke of challenges in accessing voting stations. On the show we spoke to SABC: Editor: International News, Sophie Mokoena who compiled a report about voting abroad with the Foreign affairs minister, IEC and voxies from viewers. We also spoke to an election analyst about the right to vote and addressed issues of IEC campaigning abroad.
Child support grants, foster care grants, old age, war veterans, Social Relief of Distress Grants, disability, and care dependency grants. These grants continue to put food on the plates of millions of unemployed South Africans. How much of a role have these played in the lives of this country’s citizens? Are they not creating state dependency? How sustainable are they?