SOUTH Africans are looking for electoral candidates who represent them beyond the identity politics of the past.
As citizens gear up for general elections on May 29, political analyst and Rivonia Circle Board member Tessa Dooms says that there is a “crisis of representation” as voters look for candidates and parties who understand the realities they face everyday.
“You can have somebody who looks like you, who's of your gender, who’s of your ethnicity, who’s of your race, but is in completely different