The real cost of running for office
The odds are stacked against anybody not affiliated with a status quo party
18 May 2025 - 00:00
My organisation, Futurelect, this week released the “Cost of Politics Study” — a report produced with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), whose aim is to better understand the costs — both seen and unseen — of running for elected office in South Africa. ..
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