Lets Talk Elections: How Things Might Look After 29 May

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Hosted by the Jesuit Institute South Africa, Fr Russell Pollitt SJ, Justice Malala and Stephen Grootes engage in a conversation about how things might look in South Africa after the elections on 29 May 2024.
Justice Malala is a renowned South African political commentator, newspaper columnist and best-selling author. Malala writes regular weekly columns for The Times newspaper and the Financial Mail magazine and a monthly column for DestinyMan magazine. He is a regular contributor to the Guardian in London and his work has been published in internationally newspapers. He has also contributed to BBC Online and Deutsche Welle.
Stephen Grootes is a well-known and much-respected TV and radio host. He is the presenter of SAfm’s flagship show, ‘SAfm Sunrise’ and on the television front, he anchors ‘NewsFeed’ on NewzroomAfrika, DStv Channel 405. He has also been writing for Daily Maverick for over a decade.
Russell Pollitt SJ is the director of Jesuit Institute South Africa. He has had extensive experience with media outlets, served in many sections of the SACBC and has directed many retreats, courses, training programmes and workshops. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science (UNISA), Bachelor of Sacred Theology (Urbaniana) and Masters degree in Theology (UKZN).

[@PatBouwer]

Here's praying the anc goes below 40,( I pray it's about 35, ) eff will get 10 and mk around 10. I pray too the multi party charter gets over 40 especially in kzn. A coalition anc and da/ifp would be great. Thank you guys. God bless you Justice and Steven and the presenter too. Well done

[@gerritvanloggerenberg8478]

Da is bigger than eff.

[@duncanstuartkeil5851]

Thanks guys

[@gerritvanloggerenberg8478]

Less corruption more money to care

[@lindamnguni]

Vote Rise Mzansi for new capable leaders ✊🏽

[@amm7088]

Mr Malala really ! i really gave you and many other more credit !! What on earth is the thinking when you say good credible people left the DA !! how many other people have left parties ! Baloyi left the DA and joined Action SA .After a short while he left Action SA complaining about Mashaba who was also from the DA ! Now how do you explain that. Maksi Khoza shortly after joining Action SA left !! what’s your take on that !! Stop driving the Wrong narrative .Does it really matter what the colour of the person is who leads us ! SA is in a crisis and on its knees ! The problem in this country is that , we allowed almost illiterate people like zuma who clearly couldn’t read for meaning to run the country for 9 years.People like Malala should help get rid of this tribal mentality that exists amongst black people when it comes to voting opposed to voting for parties that will make a meaningful difference and not use them as pawns

[@gerritvanloggerenberg8478]

Medical side of army should be more involved in provincial hospitals

[@gerritvanloggerenberg8478]

Nhi will destroy sa

[@oswaldbarnes5861]

Strange how Ramaphosa suddenly found a pen to to sign so many laws! Only now?

[@PatBouwer]

The anc are pulling out all the stops. Shew they have been trying very hard they are scared if mk especially. I think people are sick of anc, scared of eff and mk stole over his last 10 or so years and many still remember this we need a new political leader maybe da ifp better for kzn and da and anc for national. Just my opinion

[@JanRademan]

RE a stolen election in SA:
1. Only registered individuals can vote once based on a single national identity register.
2. All voting is done under observation of opposing parties and international observers.
3. All the ballots are on paper, and the counting is done by hand in the voting station.
4. Each voting station's count is done under observation of opposing party representatives who sign off on that station's official count.
5. Each individual station count is made public when it is completed.
6. The total national count can be independently verified by anyone willing to do the legwork and math. If needed, you can go back and recount the individual ballots.

[@markwainwright6243]

Nhi will cost the ANC alot of votes

[@gerritvanloggerenberg8478]

Small guy with a big heart will give us a 22percent anc

[@mosesMongale-d6d]

It was predictable that Malala would bash the EFF. His hatred of Malema is rabid.

[@lynpetzer2746]

DA 2024.🙏💙🙏💙

[@gerritvanloggerenberg8478]

Bring homelands back

[@khomotsonkomo8057]

Why segregation?