We may still be two nations, but voting can change that
There is one aspect of nationhood to which political analysts contemplating the meaning of 'South African-ness' rarely devote much consideration: the vote
12 November 2023 - 00:00
The 2022 national census shows South Africa is a country of 62-million people, 45-million of whom are over the age of 15. This constitutes a population increase of roughly 10-million since the last census in 2011, and an average annual growth rate of just under 2%...
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