Does the electoral system work for local communities?
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On the Forum@8 this morning we look at all things election day as South Africans gearing up to vote in the 2016 local government election today. Local government plays a major role in governance and the provision of basic public services in South Africa. We spoke to Specialist Researcher, Ronesh Dhawraj, Manager of Governance Institutions and Processes at the Electoral Institute for the Sustainability of Democracy in Africa (EISA), Ebrahim Fakir and policy and political analyst at UNISA, Dr Somadoda Fikeni .... On the Forum@8 we look at the South African local government electoral system, does it work for local communities , if not how can it be reformed? GUESTS (CONFIRMED) Ronesh Dhawraj - Specialist Researcher (based in Durban) - 076 012 0619 in the studio (IEC) (CONFIRMED) Ebrahim Fakir - Manager of Governance Institutions and Processes at the Electoral Institute for the Sustainability of Democracy in Africa (EISA) - 083 521 3189 ON THE LINE (CONFIRMED) Dr Somadoda Fikeni , policy and political analyst at UNISA - IN STUDIO (IEC)
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