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Vital for youth to vote in the upcoming 2024 elections

Democracy

MORE than 60% of people in position of power in our country are well over the age of 65 and many of them have held significant positions of governance for nearly three decades consecutively.

The upcoming elections will give every citizen in the country, particularly our dispirited youth, a chance to have their voice heard, and to shape the future of the nation.

Youth participation in the formal election process is extremely pertinent. Our nation is riddled with inequality, unemployment, and poverty. Our government is saturated with corruption and mismanagement of funds.

The country is ravaged by criminal behaviour, ranking South Africa as fifth in

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