Social media plays an important role in allowing information about important issues to be shared with the public, writes Sifisoapostolic SAElectionResults2019 Election2019Results Elections2019 MzansiVotes
The ANC has won the national general elections, but both the winning party and the opposition have lost thousands of voters to the EFF. The third biggest party, the EFF has almost doubled its parliamentary seats largely thanks to the youth vote and the party’s election campaign strategy.
Social media played an important role in not only organising the protests, but also in allowing information around important issues to be shared between students and the public - they had the support of their parents and many South Africans. Trend analyst and head of World Wide Worx Arthur Goldstuck said students had been able to mobilise for #FeesMustFall because it was a cause that spoke directly to them.
Toby Shapshak, editor-in-chief and publisher of Stuff magazine, said there had been a lot of commentary about why the people who had been so involved in #FeesMustFall hadn’t translated into a vigorous voting bloc.
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