WILLIAM GUMEDE | For real change, South Africans must vote with their heads, not their hearts

If voters want SA to prosper, they need to stop basing their choices on struggle credentials, ethnicity and colour

25 October 2021 - 19:30

SA’s turnaround — quality democracy, higher economic growth and efficient service delivery — depends on voters electing candidates and parties based on merit, not colour, ethnicity or struggle history...

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