Close to crisis, but reasons for optimism

Despite a polarised world, South Africa can’t lose focus on fixing structural faults

05 May 2024 - 00:00 By Lungisa Fuzile

Over the course of this year, an estimated 4-billion people across the world will be heading to the polls. It is unprecedented that so many countries hold elections in one year.  Here at home, we cast our votes towards the end of this month in an election whose outcome is hard to predict...

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