Centurion was cute, but you said bring it back to Joburg. So we did.
05 December, Johannesburg Botanical Gardens. Lucky Daye, Smino, Baby Rose + more to come.
Daytime vibes. Bigger lineup. New venue.
Tickets are live!
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Open letter to @GaytonMcK from SA Women's Hockey team player #ThatiZulu. An overdue letter. Both hockey teams have struggled over the years to get themselves to either the olympics or Hockey World Cup. The World Cup is starting in a few weeks and the teams are again crowdfunding.
The truth is that around 79% of South Africans have never received any formal civic education. That means many people vote based on instinct, family tradition, identity, social media, or the occasional interaction with a public representative. To be fair, that interaction can cut both ways,sometimes people meet their representative and decide theyโll never vote for that party again.
Last week, at one of our community civic education workshops, I asked participants a few questions.
Almost everyone knew the answers to these:
Who beat Bafana Bafana last Sunday?
Who is the leader of March and March?
Who is the actor who plays Jonasi in The Polygamist?
Who is Mihali Ndamase?
Then I asked:
Who elects the President?
Whatโs the difference between a ward councillor and a PR councillor?
Who pays an MPโs salary?
How much does a councillor earn?
What does the Speaker of a municipality actually do?
Silence. Or confidently incorrect answers.
I do this exercise often, and the pattern is remarkably consistent.
The average South African simply hasnโt been given enough civic education to fully understand the democratic system theyโre participating in. Until we fix that, many people will continue to vote based on biases, echo chambers, inherited loyalties, misinformation, or educated guesses.
And itโs not just MK supporters. Itโs not just ANC, DA, EFF, ActionSA or anyone else. Itโs all of us.
The irony is that many voters have already decided who theyโll support months before manifestos are even released. That alone tells us that policy is often not what determines electoral choices.
Democracy doesnโt just require the right to vote. It requires citizens who understand what theyโre voting for, how government works, and how to hold those in power accountable.
If we want better governance, we have to invest in better civic education.
South Africaโs complex labour laws fuel unemployment. Experts call for bold reforms to boost jobs, ease hiring, and drive economic growth.
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