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S’THEMBISO MSOMI | Are disaffected citizens quietly quitting on democracy?

Sowetan · 14 September 2026 at 10:19

S’THEMBISO MSOMI | Are disaffected citizens quietly quitting on democracy?

But without the ballot, what other instrument is available for the majority in townships, informal settlements and rural areas to be heard?

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