The proportion of South Africans who did not vote in national
and provincial elections increased from 14% in 1994 to 41% in 2009. In other
words, in 1994 some 86% of eligible voters voted in the national and provincial
election, but by 2009 that proportion had fallen to under 60%.
Imagine how drastically the political landscape of SA could change if we all voted!
Imagine how drastically the political landscape of SA could change if we all voted!
Recent opinion polls suggest this
trend may continue. According to an opinion poll carried out by a market
research company, Pondering Panda, in July 2013, almost a quarter of South
Africans do not intend to vote in the 2014 national elections.
When the same people were asked why
they would not vote, almost half (44%) said that things would stay the same no
matter who won the election. If you believe that things would stay the same,
please watch this clip (click on link below) to see how things changed from 2009 to now after the DA
took control of the Western Cape Province.
YouTube: The Western Cape Story
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