Ways South Africans Can Influence Political Decision Making Flashcards
How many parties participated in the 2019 SA GE
48
How many members does the EFF part have
1 million
Why can a high party membership be ineffective
Because a high member count doesn’t actually mean party success
How often is a SA GE
Every 5 years
What voting system does SA use
Party list system
Why is the party list system effective
The percentages are proportional to how many votes they got
How many elections has the ANC won since 1994
6
What was the voter turn out in 1994
86%
What was the voter turnout in 2019
49%
Why do some blacks not vote the ANC anymore
They think that the ANC have failed to tackle social and economical parties
What type of party is the DA viewed as
A white party
What type of party is the EFF viewed as
An extremist party
What rank is South Africa in media freedom
25 out of 180
How many Facebook users does SA have and X users
24 million for Facebook
And 9 million for X
What was the hashtag used for a president in 2018
zumamustfall
How many times was the has-tag Zuma must fall used
Over a million times
Why was the hashtag zuma must fall used
To go against the ANC corruption
What was the scandal zuma was involved in with his house
He tried to ban journalists from taking photos of his home after he had used £15m of state money on refurbishing it
What is SA called due to protests
“The protest capital of the world”
How many South Africans protest a year
Around 2 million
What did they protest in 2016
They protested scrapping tuition fees and succeeded
What was act was brought in, in 2021 due to protesting
Domestic violence act due to the rising violence against women
Why are South Africa under fire for their people protesting
The police are killing people who are protesting
What was the most famous protest where people were killed and how many were
2012 marikana massacre where 34 miners were killed while protesting
