{"id":94159,"date":"2023-08-21T05:45:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T05:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=94159"},"modified":"2023-08-21T05:45:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T05:45:09","slug":"democracy-and-disillusion-op-ed-africas-political-and-governance-systems-are-facing-a-legitimacy-crisis-public-engagement-is-essential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=94159","title":{"rendered":"DEMOCRACY AND DISILLUSION OP-ED: Africa\u2019s political and governance systems are facing a legitimacy crisis \u2013 public engagement is essential"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For many in Africa, the underbelly of democratic governance is that it is a cover-up for defending elite privilege and power rather than addressing the issues most pressing to the electorate&#8230;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2023-07-20-africas-political-and-governance-systems-face-legitimacy-crisis\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow 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