As the 2024 election approaches in South Africa, there is growing concern that corrupt political forces are better prepared than those advocating for participatory democracy, social justice, and constitutionalism. The anticipation of positive change is now overshadowed by the fear of democracy's chokehold.
For more than a year South Africa ns have lived in anticipation of the 2024 election and the possibility of positive change of government that it presents. As rolling blackouts worsened, as hunger escalated, as corruption continued, 2024 seemed like a godsend, democracy’s get-out-of-jail-free card — if we played it properly. Well, 2024 is now well upon us. Indeed after the official election proclamation by President Rampahosa, the countdown to Friday 29 May is ticking inexorably.
However, just as we expect our cricket team to choke in the final stages of world sporting events, there is a danger that honest and good South Africans are about to choke on democracy — at enormous cost. From a cursory survey of political party campaigns and the manifestos launched so far at this point, it appears as if political forces tarnished by corruption and State Capture have done more to get ready for 2024, than the forces of participatory democracy, social justice and constitutionalism. With each passing day, 2024 therefore begins to look more threatening than opportun
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