Elections 2024: Is the ‘born free’ generation losing faith in democracy?

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With Election Day fast approaching, a survey reveals how the youth feel about the country, its governance, and the progress made since the end of apartheid.

As South Africa prepares for the 2024 National and Provincial Elections on May 29, the Ichikowitz Family Foundation has given people a look at youth voters’ intentions, based on its latest African Youth Survey Special Report on South Africa.According to the foundation, the African Youth Survey is one of the most important research studies on Africa’s youth.

“It is vital for leaders, present and future, to listen to the voices of our young people, whose frustrations with corruption, unemployment and crime are shaking their faith in democracy. As we celebrate 30 years of our young democracy, there is still an opportunity to address the challenges facing our younger generation as South Africans have long emblemised the triumph of the human spirit and the power inherent in forging new beginnings.

“Given the high levels of approval for anti-corruption policies and the concern placed on the issue of corruption, it is evident that South African youth are looking to the government and leaders to implement comprehensive change,” says Ichikowitz. “Irrespective of what happens in South Africa’s general elections, there is a groundswell of feeling that needs an outlet, which can only be met through action. The question is what kind of action?

 

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