Concerning low youth voter registration turnout

It is voter registration weekend and many unregistered voters are being urged to register for next year’s general elections.

Various civil organizations and some political parties have come up with strategies to entice young people to register. These include using free concerts and cell phone apps as platforms.

Low voter engagement by young people has always been a concern in past election periods. Why do young people shy away from registering to vote? In addition, what more can be done to entice them to participate? We spoke to Tessa Dooms, political analyst and Director at Rivonia Circle.

-eNCA

In other news – Sad video of Pearl Thusi leaves Mzansi worried

Mzansi was ablaze when media personality Pearl Thusi shared a video of herself crying out for help. In the video, the Queen Sono star (35) put it out there that she was emotionally damaged and that she needed her friends to check up on her.

But recently, Pearl went on a full 360, claiming she was perfectly fine and that her cry for help was merely a joke. “I didn’t know that South Africans can’t be played with. Read More