By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Since the Electoral Commission officially launched its communications campaign for the 2026 Local Government Elections- the focus has shifted to how South African's consume election content. Political expert Yolokazi Mfuto says leaders need to go beyond the jargon of politics- and engage with the electorate in a manner that they understand. This follows data from the Human Sciences Research Council's Voter Participation Survey showing that preference for democracy fell from around 65% in the mid-2000s to 36% in 2026. Mfuto explains what kind of messaging the electorate needs in order to have them participate better in democracy...

 

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Since the Electoral Commission officially launched its communications campaign for the 2026 Local Government Elections- the focus has shifted to how South African's consume election content. Political expert Yolokazi Mfuto says leaders need to go beyond the jargon of politics- and engage with the electorate in a manner that they understand. This follows data from the Human Sciences Research Council's Voter Participation Survey showing that preference for democracy fell from around 65% in the mid-2000s to 36% in 2026. Mfuto explains what kind of messaging the electorate needs in order to have them participate better in democracy...
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