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Safia Khan is a South African activist and staff member at CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance based in Johannesburg.

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South Africa’s post-apartheid democracy is sustained by protest

Elections are important for democracy, but political and social mobilisations are crucial.

Opinion by Safia Khan and Tarryn BooysenSafia Khan|Tarryn Booysen

Published On 27 Apr 202427 Apr 2024

Residents of Katlehong, a township east of Johannesburg queue up to vote April 26, 1994. Blacks flocked to polling stations across South Africa to vote for the first time as polling began for the sick, the old and disabled in the country's historic all-race elections. SCANNED FROM NEGATIVE REUTERS/Juda Ngwenya AVD/CMC

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