#PODCAST ANALYSIS: The changing landscape of politics in South Africa

By Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - South African politicians seem to have now realised that dishing out a plate of Biryani or handing out t-shirts to woo the electorate is just not enough to secure a vote for their party. That's according to political analyst - Dr Lubna Nadvi. She says using food or trying to "buy" constituent votes did not work, as the electorate voted on merit this year. Dr Nadvi says this wasn't always the case though, explaining how the outcome of elections over the years has changed with voters now desperately wanting their basic needs fulfilled...