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South Africa elections: Do youths trust political parties?

Sella Oneko | Edith Kimani
May 27, 2024

It's been 30 years since South Africa's first democratic election. Since then, the country has seen several corruption scandals, high levels of inequality and unemployment. Ahead of the upcoming elections, we wanted to find out in our Street Debate if young people still believe political parties will fulfill their promises.

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In this Street Debate, we are in the Johannesburg township of Soweto to discuss how young people view the upcoming South African election.

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