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LISTEN | What if you could choose your president?

22 June 2022 - 13:08 By TIMESLIVE
President Cyril Ramaphosa is under fire over 'farmgate'. File photo.
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.

SA citizens do not have the direct voting power to hold the president accountable.

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