African News!
1/27
According to Allafrica.com, only 13 percent of voters ages 18-25 are registered to vote in South African elections! That number is insanely low! People have a variety of reasons to not vote, from lacking faith in all political parties to losing their IDs. Bush Radio conducted some interviews on why people are hesitant to vote. It can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDPMl-4jQU0.
To try to combat the lack of voters, the South African president made a video encouraging people to register. The video can be found here: https://youtu.be/DOyQf1m0Fa0. The final registration date before the next election is on the 26th and 27th of this month. South Africa is celebrating its 25th year of freedom and democracy.