Fiddling with electoral system perilous for us all

Now that the ANC - following its drubbing in the local government polls - is considering changing the proportional representation system used in the allocation of seats to political parties we have a new opportunity to debate the entire Electoral Act. Is our electoral system still relevant in a South Africa that is undergoing profound changes to its political structure?The ANC has every right to debate the current system and take a new look at the Electoral Act but it should not tamper with the...