By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad -  South African's dissatisfaction with democracy- as seen in the Human Sciences Research Council's Voter Participation Survey- is a shock treatment not only for politicians but also the public. That's the assessment of IEC commissioner Judge Dhaya Pillay. According to the survey- support for democracy has fallen from approximately 65% in the mid-2000s to a record low of 36% in 2025/26. Today, as South Africans mark Freedom Day, Judge Pillay says voting in the democratic process of an election is crucial- because if we don't have a credible result, we will be in a far worse situation than we are today...

<p>By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - &nbsp;South African's dissatisfaction with democracy- as seen in the Human Sciences Research Council's Voter Participation Survey- is a shock treatment not only for politicians but also the public. That's the assessment of IEC commissioner Judge Dhaya Pillay. According to the survey- support for democracy has fallen from approximately 65% in the mid-2000s to a record low of 36% in 2025/26. Today, as South Africans mark Freedom Day, Judge Pillay says voting in the democratic process of an election is crucial- because if we don't have a credible result, we will be in a far worse situation than we are today...</p>

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