DA leader John Steenhuisen said the high unemployment rate, rampant corruption and poor service delivery need to be top-of-mind for young voters next year.
JOHANNESBURG - Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen has called on the youth to register their disapproval of the African National Congress-led government by taking to the polls in the highly anticipated 2024 general elections.Steenhuisen made the call during Friday's youth day commemoration in the Eastern Cape.
But the DA said voter apathy in the previous national elections remains a major concern - with voter turnout dropping from 86% in 1994 to 66% in 2019.Steenhuisen said the high unemployment rate, rampant corruption and poor service delivery need to be top-of-mind for young voters next year. "It doesn't have to be like that, and this is the message I want to send to the youth across South Africa today. It doesn't have to be like this. It can be different. You can have a government that's working for you and not the other way around.
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