Participation In Elections Without Understanding Reflects ‘Democracy On Autopilot’
The message is simple: Get up. Show up. Vote. But vote for what? Because, if we’re honest, the country is not politically divided; it is politically disoriented
Gender
Tswelopele Makoe is a Gender & Social Justice Activist and the Editor at Global South Media Network (GSMN). She is a Researcher and Columnist, published weekly in the Sunday Independent, Independent Online (IOL), Global South Media Network (www.GSMN.co.za), and Eswatini Sunsay. She is also an Andrew W. Mellon scholar at the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice, UWC. The views expressed are her own.
The message is simple: Get up. Show up. Vote. But vote for what? Because, if we’re honest, the country is not politically divided; it is politically disoriented