Citizen participation should not be limited to voting, strikes

DR SHEETAL BHOOLAAfter the 2024 elections, South Africans are not optimistic about a coalition government. The former leading party, the ANC, is no longer in the lead. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has stated that as long as President Cyril Ramaphosa is in power, it would not consider a coalition with the ANC. Then there are disputes about how fair and accurate the elections were, despite the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) declaring the election fair. But central to it all was the growing mistrust among politicians and citizens. The coalition negotiations were taking place…