22 June 2022 1 Min Read

LISTEN | What if you could choose your president?

in Politics by TIMESLIVE
President Cyril Ramaphosa is under fire over 'farmgate'. File photo.
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University of Cape Town constitutional law professor Pierre de Vos details the processes necessary if citizens could elect the president.
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SA citizens do not have the direct voting power to hold the president accountable.

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