The Youth Vote: Political Patronising Must Fall
By Professor Francis Petersen | Published May 3, 2019
The youth must vote, and political patronising must fall; or else our calls for young people to exercise their hard-won right to vote, will continue to be ignored. South Africa’s youth does not have a culture of voting. And it is getting worse – that much is clear from statistics. Earlier this year, the Electoral Commission of South Africa indicated that young people aged 18-19 make up only 16% of the voters’ roll.