DA’s drive to secure extra parliamentary seats from South Africans overseas - Ludré Steven

The 2024 national and provincial elections are seen as a realistic opportunity for opposition parties to wrest power away from the ruling ANC. With every single vote making a difference, the DA is gearing up to woo overseas voters who have in the past overwhelmingly voted for the party. The DA Abroad’s Global Chair, Ludré Stevens, told BizNews that voting overseas is much easier for this election, as the IEC has agreed to allow online registration for overseas voters. Stevens said this is a huge game changer and the party is also pushing for more voting stations in locations where South Africans are based, rather than just capital cities, and for the use of only one form of identification. He said the DA has started a process of mobilising South Africans abroad as this is the election where a single seat can make a difference. Your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - https://bit.ly/3lfVRYP.---Timestamps00:00 - Introductions00:28 - Ludré Steven discusses the DA's drive to secure overseas voting for the 2024 national election 01:00 - Steven gives the ins and outs of overseas voting04:50 - On the number of overseas voters the DA aims to secure06:56 - On the need to get votes away from the ANC10:57 - On difficulties with securing passports for overseas voters12:07 - On the importance of the 2024 national election Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices