A 47 percent drop in 18 and 19-year-olds registered to vote is cause for concern. The Institute for Security Studies has found that youth participation in politics and voting depends on how satisfied they are with democracy; and the performance of political parties in addressing the socio-economic challenges they face. Courtesy #DStv403

South Africans go to the polls in exactly one month. Samkele Maseko is in the coal-mining town of Hendrina, in Mpumalanga, this morning. Courtesy #DStv403