{"id":110263,"date":"2023-10-13T11:44:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T11:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=110263"},"modified":"2023-10-13T11:44:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T11:44:30","slug":"road-to-elections-civil-society-gears-up-for-south-africas-2024-polls-vote-participate-activate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=110263","title":{"rendered":"ROAD TO ELECTIONS: Civil society gears up for South Africa\u2019s 2024 polls: Vote. Participate. Activate."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There has already been much talk about why 2024 should be a \u2018watershed election\u2019 in South Africa, as well as about the amendments to the Electoral Act which allow independent candidates to stand. 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