NATASHA MARRIAN: Our year of voting anxiously
Manifestos are being issued left, right and centre as South Africa girds itself for a game-changing election
25 January 2024 - 05:00
Election season is officially upon us. Voters can look forward to a few months of wooing and cuddling before the results come in and their relationship with political parties immediately returns to abuse-as-normal.
This year will be slightly different — about 350 political parties have thrown their hats into the ring. Voters can expect the usual two ballots, but the second, bumper one, will include independent candidates for the first time in national and provincial elections. ..
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