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Dissatisfaction with the failure to deliver adequate services often results in protests, with Johannesburg being the country’s protest capital. Photo: File
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

The state must listen and talk to the people

There’s a disconnect between how the state interacts with citizens and how citizens engage with the state, which hampers governance

  • Mmabatho Mongae
6 min read
DA supporters. The writer says parties must take voters through their ‘thinking’ processes, not just pontificate at rallies. (Ihsaan Haffejee/Getty Images)
PARTICIPATION

The need for informed policy solutions beyond election rallies

All too frequently, the solutions provided in manifestos are simplistic, time-consuming and expensive to implement

  • Patrick Kulati
7 min read