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Elections 2024 with HOT 1027

Millions of South Africans are expected to vote in this month’s crucial elections. The 2024 polls are like no other in our country’s 30 years of democracy.
For the first time, the outcome of these elections is not already known, and many analysts believe the ANC will lose its majority.
Taxpayers are sceptical and service delivery failure is front of mind.
For all you need to know about Elections 2024 – stay tuned to HOT1027 News.
Daily English South Africa News · Politics
32 Episodes
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Elections 2024 : Episode 32 : "An election like no other before"

Constitutional organisation CASAC says every single vote in the upcoming election will help shape the political future that we’ll all be living in. Millions of South Africans are getting ready to make their mark in crucial polls that could see the ANC lose it’s majority for the first time. HOT1027’s…
27 May 12AM 1 min

Elections 2024 : Episode 31 : Private operators can save SA's rail network

With just days to go before South Africans cast their votes, people are worried that the country's failing rail network means the economy will continue to struggle while even more trucks clog our roads. Now, experts are urging government to move ahead with plans to let private operators run parts…
24 May 11AM 2 min

Elections 2024 : Episode 30 : Parties outline their healthcare plans

Just days after the President signed the contentious NHI into law, opposition parties are weighing in with their plans to improve healthcare in South Africa - if you vote for them on Wednesday. Every political party HOT1027 news spoke to is opposed to the NHI in it's current form. They…
24 May 7AM 2 min

Elections 2024 : Episode 29 : Parties weigh in on the energy crisis

As we approach two months without government turning off our electricity, opposition parties are outlining their plans to solve our energy crisis - if we vote for them... South Africans will be voting in a few days time in crucial elections that will shape our future. And it's a future…
24 May 2AM 2 min

Elections 2024 : Episode 28 : SANDF budget cuts have left SA exposed

With just days to go before South Africans head to the polls our armed forces are unprepared for any major crisis that could erupt beyond our borders - or here at home. Defence experts are warning that years of underfunding and budget cuts have left the military and our country…
23 May 12PM 2 min

Elections 2024 : Episode 27 : Rescuing our Republic

Disheartened and disillusioned taxpayers are being urged to vote for the most “palatable” options on the menu this election. “Rescuing our Republic” is one of the many books looking at our country and the need for all of us to actively participate in democracy. The book will be featured at…
23 May 2AM 2 min

Elections 2024 : Episode 19 : "Foreign investors are arriving in droves"

Foreign investors are taking a keen interest in our upcoming election – to identify opportunities here in South Africa after the polls.. One of the books that will be featured at the Kingsmead Book Fair this weekend is “Tipping Point: Turmoil or Reform? South Africa’s Political Economy after 2024. Editor…
21 May 12AM 2 min

Elections 2024 : Episode 17 : 50 fibs that made South Africa"

With elections just around the corner, we’re all being urged to seek out reliable sources, while being careful to only share credible information. A book by author and journalist Jonathan Ancer takes a look at our country’s history through the lens of 50 lies South Africans have been told. It’s…
20 May 1AM 2 min

Elections 2024 : Episode 15 : South Africans are voting abroad

The Electoral Commission is reporting a smooth start to special voting abroad. Special voting took place in Algiers, Amman, Cairo, Damascus, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Ramallah, Riyad, and Teheran on Friday with voting taking place at the remaining 102 foreign Commissions today and tomorrow. Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo says due…
18 May 1AM 1 min

Elections 2024 : Episode 13 : "NOT voting is the worst possible option"

The Organisation Undoing Tax abuse is urging HOT1027 listeners not to underestimate the power of their vote. With less than 2 weeks to go until the elections, parties are rolling out big promises as millions of South Africans get ready to make their X on the 29th of May. HOT1027’s…
17 May 2AM 2 min
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